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RE: [AGA Member] Cyanobacteria and Redfield ratio



I second those result. Not the exact numbers but bga
appearance with high N, low P and vice versa.

sh
--- Carlos Sanchez <tsunamicarlos@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I had a cyanobacteria outbreak in my 55g while I was
> gone. Tests showed that 
> the water had 3 ppm PO4 and 0 ppm NO3, so my observations
> match with both of 
> yours.
> 
> However, I've also had cyanobacteria outbreaks due to 0
> ppm PO4 and ~20 ppm 
> NO3. It occurred in my 55g when I had 4 wpg over it (and
> knew nothing about 
> PO4 at the time). I suspect that the plants were
> suffering from an extreme 
> PO4 deficiency that lasted for a couple months.


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S. Hieber
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