Scientific difference between "Zeolite" and "zeolith"?

Gonna have to read that a few times to understand it but from what i can see is its good info
 
basically, they are good for marines to house bacteria for the nitrogen cycle.

for fresh water it removes ammonia etc and is rechargable in salt water :)
 
Thanks for the summary, Dallas. That's the point I would like to see proven. That both zeolith as well as zeolites act as massive area for biological filtration, to remove ammonia/nitrites and generate nitrates.

In my tank - the nitrates will then be taken care off by my chaetomorpha and remote DSB's.
 
Some articles i found while reading.

By Jens Kallmeyer

http://www.worldfishcenter.org/naga/Naga24-1&2/pdf/aquabyte%204.pdf

and a quote... note i said quote... nothing i said :)

Cat litter is not a zeolith it is a Benthonithe a different material
Also under Zeoliths there is a big difference
maybe here i can show you

This is the biding line from
( Ultralith )
Cs+ > NH4+ > Pb2+ > K+ > Na+ > Ca2+ > Mg2+ > Ba2+ > Cu2+ > Zn2+

This is the binding line from Ponds Zeolith which looks very similar
Ba2+>Sr2+>Ca2+>Li+>Tl+>Cs+>K+>Ag+> Rb+>NH4+>Pb2+>Na+


Did you see the difference
in the last Zeolithe you see that mostly trace elements will suck before ammonium is taken out of the water
the bacterial growing is different and also the reduction of nutrition.

In the zeolith happens -->

Autotroph bacterias settle the surface of the Ultralith and oxidize the absorbed a
ammonium with oxygen to Nitrat
2NH4 + 5O2 = 2NO3 + 4H2O
In the mineral the heterotrophs bacterias reduce the nitrat to nitrogen
5CH2O + 4 NO3 = 4 HCO3- + CO2 + 3H20 + N2

it is important to have the right Zeolith to control this Cycle in nutriton
and bacterial growing
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jacquesb said:
Thanks for the summary, Dallas. That's the point I would like to see proven. That both zeolith as well as zeolites act as massive area for biological filtration, to remove ammonia/nitrites and generate nitrates.

In my tank - the nitrates will then be taken care off by my chaetomorpha and remote DSB's.
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anytime, but to clarify again, zeolite and zeolith are the same thing, its just diff companies marketing it their way, a nice example is carbon or charcoal :)
 
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