I'm looking to turn urea into something that smells not bad.I am not sure what you are looking for - there is no activated charcoal that will "destroy ammonia with hydroxide ions"
Ammonia is typically converted to nitrites followed by nitrates by beneficial bacteria that reside within the aquarium/filter.
Urea is also broken down into (two molecules of) ammonia, which then undergoes the same process as previously mentioned.I'm looking to turn urea into something that smells not bad.
So which bacteria is readily available that breaks the molecules down? I'm looking for some kind of powdered form to destroy urea.Urea is also broken down into (two molecules of) ammonia, which then undergoes the same process as previously mentioned.
If you are noticing a very strong scent of urea/ammonia in your aquariums, then chances are you are severely overfeeding/overstocked.
I don't think you will be able to find a powdered form of a bacteria that will be able to break down urea.So which bacteria is readily available that breaks the molecules down? I'm looking for some kind of powdered form to destroy urea.
It's not in the tank. This is more of a theoretical question for someone with a chemistry background. The idea is you have an amount of urea, and you want to introduce an organic compound to break the ammonia bonds into some other configuration that would not be toxic and also not smell. A working example could be a chicken coup - how could I take the urine byproducts and covert these products into something beneficial.I don't think you will be able to find a powdered form of a bacteria that will be able to break down urea.
I am unsure of what exactly you are trying to do - if there is urea/ammonia inside your aquarium, it would indicate that it is not cycled properly.
If you are just trying to remove ammonia as an emergency stopgap measure, there are zeolites that will do this, but they tend to get exhausted quickly and are an expensive solution for a problem that can be solved biologically for essentially next to nothing (other than time).
have you considered researching the synthesis of urease?It's not in the tank. This is more of a theoretical question for someone with a chemistry background. The idea is you have an amount of urea, and you want to introduce an organic compound to break the ammonia bonds into some other configuration that would not be toxic and also not smell. A working example could be a chicken coup - how could I take the urine byproducts and covert these products into something beneficial.
It's not in the tank. This is more of a theoretical question for someone with a chemistry background. The idea is you have an amount of urea, and you want to introduce an organic compound to break the ammonia bonds into some other configuration that would not be toxic and also not smell. A working example could be a chicken coup - how could I take the urine byproducts and covert these products into something beneficial.
Maybe a urease adsorbed zeolite (to absorb the subsequent ammonia)? Though you'd have to find some way to stabilize the enzymehave you considered researching the synthesis of urease?
So you are saying I should spread the feces on farmland and create phosphorous run off to create an algae bloom at the local golf course?Maybe you should research chicken farming, to see what they do.
What I am saying is that you should do your research in the appropriate arena. The mass processing of terrestrial animal waste is not normally within the collective knowledge of an aquarium forum.So you are saying I should spread the feces on farmland and create phosphorous run off to create an algae bloom at the local golf course?
Lol...What I am saying is that you should do your research in the appropriate arena. The mass processing of terrestrial animal waste is not normally within the collective knowledge of an aquarium forum.
As far as I know, there is likely no way for rare earth minerals/powders to break down urea. Even if there was, it would likely not be economical (or else it would be a widely adopted industry standard).Lol...
I'm asking some questions, including using rare earth minerals or powders in a substrate to break down urea. I'm not asking about "mass processing" of animal waste, it was just an example. Some people even dose urea in their tank:
http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/11-fertilizers-water-parameters/131223-how-munch-urea-dose-2.html
