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Re: [AGA-Member] Dosing K
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- Subject: Re: [AGA-Member] Dosing K
- From: "S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 17:29:27 -0800 (PST)
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--- Karen Randall <krandall@rdrcpa.biz> wrote:
> Oop. I messed up and sent this to APD first.<g>
>
> > Rachel Sandage wrote:
> >
> >> Seachem makes Flourish Nitrogen, which will increase
> your nitrogen with
> >> no potassium.
>
> Actually, according to Greg Morin, Flourish Nitrogen DOES
> contain a
> reasonable amount of potassium. We had a discussion
> about it because I
> wanted to check whether I would have to start dosing K
> separately when I
> switched from using KNO3 via stump remover to Seachem's
> product. He said I
> would probably NOT need to dose any extra potassium if my
> tanks were
> currently running well with just the potassium available
> from the KNO3.
>
> That, indeed, has been my experience over the several
> years I have used the
> Seachem products. I have to say, I agree with everyone
> else that potassium
> is unlikely to have caused a problem with your fish...
> particularly at only
> 3ppm. But in the past, I have played around with
> increasing my potassium
> levels. While the fish were all fine<g> I grow some
> plants that are
> particularly intolerant of higher levels of K. (Nessaea
> in particular) I
> have never seen anything to convince me that my plants
> benefit from more K
> than is available from regular dosing over either KNO3 or
> Flourish Nitrate.
> When I dose K beyond that, my Nessaea reacts immediately
> with a dramatic
> decrease of the growth tips on all stems.
>
> That said, there seems to be a very wide range of "OK" of
> potassium for most
> plants, and I've never heard anyone having problems with
> their fish at any
> level where it was good for the plants.
>
> Karen
>
>
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