sixty_reefer
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Wile reading through the forum I have noticed that many on here are oppose to add artificial nutrients to a reef aquarium and will always prefer a artificial food supplement to increase nutrients for example.
My question is mainly why? Why would someone prefer using a unreliable method to deal with a problem instead of a more reliable and clean way to deal with the problem in hand.
What really confuses me is that most that will say no to artificial nutrient sources will in most cases advocate for things like live phytoplankton that is actually unknowingly for many a source of artificial nutrients.
I’m just looking to understand both sides of the discussion as I don’t see a problem with any of the methods although I’m just wondering if the problem is just that most nutrients aren’t well understood
My question is mainly why? Why would someone prefer using a unreliable method to deal with a problem instead of a more reliable and clean way to deal with the problem in hand.
What really confuses me is that most that will say no to artificial nutrient sources will in most cases advocate for things like live phytoplankton that is actually unknowingly for many a source of artificial nutrients.
I’m just looking to understand both sides of the discussion as I don’t see a problem with any of the methods although I’m just wondering if the problem is just that most nutrients aren’t well understood