Will an increase in aquarium water temperature affect biological filtration?
Date Published - 6th December 2011 - Published by - iQuatics Ltd
Yes… As with fish and inverts, most bacteria require a certain amount of dissolved oxygen to perform effectively, rapidly increasing temperature reduces the waters oxygen levels causing the bacteria to die/loose ability to function. The remaining bacteria will endanger livestock by competing for the available oxygen. Therefore a stable aquarium temperature is essential for an efficient biological filtration system to be maintained.