Any comments about needing more bacteria to process more waste could also be debated to be moot. Bacteria colonies will not grow and expand unless there is waste for them to consume.

Like plants and fish, bacteria colonies cannot magically grow and expand unless there is food to grow on.

Affecting one will always affect the others in this simple, 3 part circle of plant, bacteria and fish.

The perfect example is cold weather where bacteria colonies die off due to fish not creating waste due to plants dying off from reduced sunlight during winter....and a ponds natural "carrying capacity" drops in direct proportions.

Last edited by Rainman; 10/30/14 06:40 PM.