Are elevated nutrients a problem, or not?

[Spare time]

For salifert nitrate you should be looking from the top, not the side.

I think using the side multiplies it, correct? Or Maybe that is just the phosphate, I can't remember.

 

[Garf]

I think using the side multiplies it, correct? Or Maybe that is just the phosphate, I can't remember.

Yes x10ish

 

[WhatCouldGoWrong71]

So, F me. I see what I did wrong. I need to do both tanks differently, but I took part of one and part of the other and made my own. Much like sports betting. Don’t do what I do. I had the instructions out as this is a 1 ML vs others from them at 2. dang it Jim! Sigh… lol. Ok. Let’s try this again.

 

[WhatCouldGoWrong71]

Max:

 

[Garf]

Max:

1, lol

 

[WhatCouldGoWrong71]

And the one in question, Reefer:

 

[Garf]

And the one in question, Reefer:

Goldilocks zone

 

[WhatCouldGoWrong71]

1, lol

lol - boys, fire up the buffet…

 

[Solo McReefer]

I like caulerpa

 

[Garf]

I like caulerpa

I'm not coming to your buffet

 

[SDchris]

Does the starting point matter? Is it the nutrient itself or the "other" associated by-products from the origin of that nutrient that causes problems?
I wouldn't expect similar outcomes from dosing ammonia chloride to the equivalent amount of N in a pile detritus, if the N from both ultimately ends up as 20ppm nitrate.

 

[MnFish1]

Does the starting point matter? Is it the nutrient itself or the "other" associated by-products from the origin of that nutrient that causes problems?
I wouldn't expect similar outcomes from dosing ammonia chloride to the equivalent amount of N in a pile detritus, if the N from both ultimately ends up as 20ppm nitrate.

You're right - it depends on the 'nutrient itself'. EDIT - to answer your question - yes - at some point the 'starting point' matters what that point is depends on your tank and the inhabitants.