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Title: Will carbon remove plant ferts?
Post by: PuddleDuck on February 25, 2007, 03:05:48 PM

Just wondering if carbon or ammonia chips remove plant fertilizer from the water? I know carbon will remove a lot of meds and buffers, so I wonder about ferts... ???

Thanks!

Title: Re: Will carbon remove plant ferts?
Post by: PuddleDuck on February 28, 2007, 10:13:09 PM

Any guesses? ???

Title: Re: Will carbon remove plant ferts?
Post by: PrincessFish on February 28, 2007, 10:24:46 PM

I was told to take the carbon out of my filter because I am using Flourite as a substrate. Of course ferts are a bit different but . . .

Title: Re: Will carbon remove plant ferts?
Post by: charlie on March 01, 2007, 03:28:08 AM

There is a lot of debate that carbon will remove trace elements,but i have not read anything that has proved this , some suggest the effect on trace elements is very minimal.
Regards

Title: Re: Will carbon remove plant ferts?
Post by: BigDaddy on March 01, 2007, 04:18:12 PM

I have run a carbon pad in my canister filter before in my high light tank and did not see any nutrient deffeciencies. In high light, if carbon was rendering the trace elements ineffective, I should have seen major deffeciencies with my fast growing stem plants. I didn't.

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Aquarist Forums => Freshwater General Discussions => Plants => Topic started by: PuddleDuck on February 25, 2007, 03:05:48 PM