Patrice
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Why can i not add controlled drops of ammonia for my plants? Its good for the plants and if not all taken from my plants, it will turn into nitrate in my filter.
Adding ammonia for plants
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Morgie
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Your livestock should produce plenty of ammonia for the plants IMO
I guess it wouldn't hurt to try it, though... I'd be interested in the results!
I guess it wouldn't hurt to try it, though... I'd be interested in the results!
aqua_chem
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Plants prefer ammonia over nitrates because it costs them less energy to incorporate it. Nitrate must first be reduced into ammonia inside the plant before it can be used. That being said, algae likes ammonia more too for the same reason, but algae does have the energy reserves that plants have, so they are proportionally benefitted more. GW, staghorn, and several other algae types are directly linked to ammonia being present. A controlled dose of nitrates would be much better.
This is in addition to the negative effects of ammonia on fish and invertebrates.
This is in addition to the negative effects of ammonia on fish and invertebrates.
WBAC88
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aqua_chem said:
Sorry, this didn't get answered in another thread that I was looking at, but aquachem do you have any suggestions for supplementing nitrates? Are there products to do this?
This post, which is contained in the "read this first" thread, should help you: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f24/a-guide-to-fertilizing-your-planted-aquarium-53371.html
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