amphipod Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Just curious, I got a jar of ammonium bicarbonate, and I want an alternative source of nitrogen for the aquarium than potassium nitrate. So the idea is the ammonium will be turned into nitrites, which will be turned into nitrates than I'll have my desired nitrates to grow bigger and better algae. Link to comment
GMay Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 That will work but the one issue is that ammonia/ammonium is way more toxic and thus may have undesrible effects on your critters. Link to comment
BRN Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 i mean it could work.. trying to sell me some of this "bigger and better algae"? (seriously) Link to comment
amphipod Posted August 29, 2015 Author Share Posted August 29, 2015 That will work but the one issue is that ammonia/ammonium is way more toxic and thus may have undesrible effects on your critters. so I should dose tiny amounts in long term? i mean it could work.. trying to sell me some of this "bigger and better algae"? (seriously) if I ever get propagating fancy macroalgaes I will definitely want to have speedy growth. Link to comment
BRN Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 so I should dose tiny amounts in long term? if I ever get propagating fancy macroalgaes I will definitely want to have speedy growth. Well let me know! Link to comment
amphipod Posted August 29, 2015 Author Share Posted August 29, 2015 Well let me know! I'll try and see on my valonia since it is a macroalgae. Link to comment
BRN Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 I'll try and see on my valonia since it is a macroalgae. What kind is it? ;o Link to comment
amphipod Posted August 29, 2015 Author Share Posted August 29, 2015 What kind is it? ;o a cladophorale. Link to comment
amphipod Posted September 5, 2015 Author Share Posted September 5, 2015 I dosed the main tank and what basically happened was the first few days, nothing changed, then the aiptasia all closed up, then a few days later they are just starting to reopen today, all the worms and pods were happy, and I finally got some thin isolated new hairs of algae growing off the rock, they are 1 inch tall in some spots, valonia seems to be getting a little bigger. Cyanobacteria also is adding more on the mat of microbes. Link to comment
amphipod Posted September 5, 2015 Author Share Posted September 5, 2015 nice! so basically if you want to grow macro algaes quickly, and there's no polyps in the tank, you will get good results. Link to comment
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