“…After the shrimp farming wastewater was supplemented with molasses and nutrients at a ratio of 100C:5N:1P, as suggested in the literature (RATSAK; MAARSEN; KOOIJMAN, 1996;KARAMALIDIS et al, 2010;WIJEKOON;VISVANATHAN;ABEYNAYAKA, 2011;SHAHI et al, 2016), the value of COD increased to 1,170±430 mg O 2 .L -1 , and the concentration of TSS increased to 323±128 mg.L -1 , thus, reaching adequate levels for the growth of a heterotrophic community (AVNIMELECH, 1999). This increase in the concentration of TSS positively affected the system because, as reported by Fróes et al (2012) and Schveitzer et al (2013b), the removal of ammonia is hindered when the concentration of TSS is lower than 200 mg.L -1 due to slow nitrification by autotrophic bacteria.…”