Fish breeding ponds and wastewater effluent from industrial facilities could contain excessive amount of ammonia. Ammonia is the primary waste by product of protein metabolism in fish and is toxic to aquatic life, especially in the confines of an aquarium system. It also exerts a considerable oxygen demand on the receiving water and plays a role in eutrophication.

Ammonia contained in water is oxidized by appropriate microbial action to the nitrate ion. This process is commonly referred to as nitrification. The DPA Microbial culture system can be deployed effectively for rapid use in biological processes where nitrification is a vital component. SIF Technologies’ microbial culture is a special formula put together by our resident Aquaculture operations expert. Among the active microorganisms present are Nitrosomonas and Nitrobacter which are key bacteria for the microbiological removal of ammonia.