Question About Nitrogen Cycle Bacteria

I was just pondering this and couldn't come up with an answer: Where does the bacteria from the Nitrogen Cycle come from?

In starting the cycle from a brand new tank, tap water, and a piece of shrimp, where is the ammonia eating bacteria coming from? Is it already in the water? Is it from the air? Is it from the shrimp? If the shrimp contained the ammonia eating bacteria, where does the nitrite eating bacteria come from? Is it also from the shrimp? Or is it a different form of the ammonia eating bacteria? The same question for the nitrate eating bacteria.

 

The ammonia eating bacteria live in the water as with many outher types of bacteria the nitrite eaters are basically the ammonia eaters but a different form of them then the same with the nitrate converters the are the same basically just different forms that aid eachouther to make a stable environment

I might be wrong but this is my understanding of the whole process

I hope this helps you figure it out

 

Those bacteria do not live in the water for the most part apart from trace amounts that fell off something else, hence why it takes so long to grow them.

 

Those bacteria do not live in the water for the most part apart from trace amounts that fell off something else, hence why it takes so long to grow them.

Where does it fall off from? Also, where does the nitrite and nitrate eating bacteria come from then?

 

its not the shrimp because you don't need shrimp to cycle.

normal water won't cycle on its own.

the one thing that remains constant is ammonia. so it has something to do with the ammonia.... I really have no clue lol... where dose any of this come from? GOD hopefully

I'm sure someone has a very long answer that I'm only half excited about reading

 

I'm sure someone has a very long answer that I'm only half excited about reading

Not me! I have no CLUE as to where the BB comes from. But I'm so happy it does!

 

They would be present in the water but, as stated above, only in small quantities. But once you start feeding them in large amounts (ammonia or dead shrimp etc) then their population grows.

I doubt they are airborne...

 

That would be scary. I would start thinking about what else could be airbourne... *shudder

 

Ok so after a bit of time and reading

The bacteria are everywhere they are attracted to the ammonia that is in the tank
There some in the water even filterd water but the will only grow and reproduce once ammonia is present for them to feed on

 

Well that wasn't a very long answer ;D

 

I thought the chlorine, chloramine and all the filters killed the BB.

 

Eeeeevidently it doesn't get all of it *shrug and laugh*

 

Yes the chlorine and chloramine do kill some of the bacteria but only a small percent around 20-30% the filter membrane doesn't accualy kill them it helps there survival rate by filtering out the things that kill them ( that was surprising to findout)

Sorry I didn't go into detail last night it was late and I was tired