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Do the bacteria present in the aquarium enough to deal with ammonia?

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When you setup a new aquarium, in the first weeks you must gradually build up the source of ammonia to allow time for the beneficial bacteria to grow. The bacteria breaks down the ammonia into nitrates which is much less toxic than ammonia, over time the nitrates become dangerous to your fish therefore you'll have to install a filtration system in your aquarium, sooner rather than later.

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