Jul 23, 2021 #1 F Fuzzywuzy Community Member View Badges Joined Jul 23, 2021 Messages 32 Reaction score 14 Location Singapore Rating - 0% 0 0 0 If one were to dose amino acids for coral, would carbon and purigen strip it from the water column? Even if it does, does it matter? I read conflicting advice online
If one were to dose amino acids for coral, would carbon and purigen strip it from the water column? Even if it does, does it matter? I read conflicting advice online
Jul 24, 2021 #2 Spare time 10K Club member View Badges Joined Apr 12, 2019 Messages 12,180 Reaction score 9,795 Location Here Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Purigen shouldn't? Purigen removes tannins and uracil (and maybe other things but seachem doesn't specify). As for carbon, it wouldn't matter. I think carbon removes it but it wouldn't strip the tank of them before the corals can grab some.
Purigen shouldn't? Purigen removes tannins and uracil (and maybe other things but seachem doesn't specify). As for carbon, it wouldn't matter. I think carbon removes it but it wouldn't strip the tank of them before the corals can grab some.
Jul 24, 2021 #3 Randy Holmes-Farley Reef Chemist View Badges Staff member Super Moderator Excellence Award Expert Contributor Article Contributor R2R Research My Tank Thread Joined Sep 5, 2014 Messages 67,377 Reaction score 63,720 Location Arlington, Massachusetts, United States Rating - 0% 0 0 0 I don't think there will be a lot of these bound by either one, but the most hydrophobic amino acids (e.g., phenylalanine) may be somewhat bound to GAC, and certain amino acid that carry a high charge (e.g., aspartic acid) may be bound to Purigen.
I don't think there will be a lot of these bound by either one, but the most hydrophobic amino acids (e.g., phenylalanine) may be somewhat bound to GAC, and certain amino acid that carry a high charge (e.g., aspartic acid) may be bound to Purigen.