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I am no chemist either, but I will share my experience.Excuse my ignorance but is potassium nitrate or sodium nitrite better for dosing N03?
If you could explain your answer too please since I’m not a chemist
I like potassium nitrate as I run a fuge and potassium is used by the cheato. I did order some sodium nitrate with my last fertilizer order from green leaf aquatics (I use it for my freshwater tanks as well) just in case I wanted to try it out
Do you know in what way chaeto uses potassium?
How long do you run your fuge light?I like potassium nitrate as I run a fuge and potassium is used by the cheato. I did order some sodium nitrate with my last fertilizer order from green leaf aquatics (I use it for my freshwater tanks as well) just in case I wanted to try it out
Potassium is a key nutrient for plant growth, you don’t typically worry about it in a reef tank as the levels are typically high but if you have a large fuge you may actually reduce it too low.
Planted freshwater users have been dosing potassium as one of their key macro fertilizers for years
If you look at plant fertilizer bags you will see 3 main components for macro nutrients
NPK is displayed on most fertilizers showing the ratio of Nitrogen, Phosphate and Potassium
Do you know in what way chaeto uses potassium?
It varies depending on my nutrients. I typically run it 12 hrs opposite of my main lights, I also have it set to come on if my ph drops below 8 to help remove CO2 (natural CO2 scrubber) I will also lower the duration if my nutrients are too lowHow long do you run your fuge light?
No problemThanks!
I would generally recommend sodium nitrate so that you are not also boosting potassium unless you know you need it, but for most reef tanks it won’t matter which you use. In a no water change tank, I’d use sodium since potassium might rise in such a setting.
Do you know in what way chaeto uses potassium?
It varies depending on my nutrients. I typically run it 12 hrs opposite of my main lights, I also have it set to come on if my ph drops below 8 to help remove CO2 (natural CO2 scrubber) I will also lower the duration if my nutrients are too low
I was wondering why you don't just reduce the photoperiod rather than dose nitrate
In which case I will look at the sodium nitrite since I run full Triton. Thanks Randy
I’m dozing seachem flourish nitrogen and noticed that it contains your urea, hence ammonium . Is this the same as ammonia and how bad is this on my SPS?
This is also true of sodiumEvery living organism incorporates potassium in its cells. It is a big driver and controller of electrical potential across cell membranes, as well as transporters across membranes.