I don't want to start a debate on whether or not (and how) Prime detoxifies ammonia. There are plenty of raging debates on that already. I want to ask a purely hypothetical question.
Now, assuming Prime does what it says (remember, we're not here to debate this), would a person be able to:
1. Take out some tank water
2. Add a small amount of ammonia
3. Use Prime to detoxify the ammonia
4. Put the "treated" water back in the tank, effectively using the ammonia as a nutrient source for coral and algae
I'm not really here to debate the merit of ammonia as a nutrient source, studies have shown that some corals are able to use ammonia easier than nitrates. So I guess the real question here is, will this "bound" form of ammonia be useful to the corals? Seachem claims that the nitrifying bacteria will still use it, so it wouldn't seem like an impossibility for corals to as well.
So two questions I guess:
1. Do you think the "bound" ammonia could be used as a nutrient source for coral?
2. Would any potential side effects of regularly using Prime like this be more harmful to the tank then carefully dosing non toxic levels of ammonia?
Now, assuming Prime does what it says (remember, we're not here to debate this), would a person be able to:
1. Take out some tank water
2. Add a small amount of ammonia
3. Use Prime to detoxify the ammonia
4. Put the "treated" water back in the tank, effectively using the ammonia as a nutrient source for coral and algae
I'm not really here to debate the merit of ammonia as a nutrient source, studies have shown that some corals are able to use ammonia easier than nitrates. So I guess the real question here is, will this "bound" form of ammonia be useful to the corals? Seachem claims that the nitrifying bacteria will still use it, so it wouldn't seem like an impossibility for corals to as well.
So two questions I guess:
1. Do you think the "bound" ammonia could be used as a nutrient source for coral?
2. Would any potential side effects of regularly using Prime like this be more harmful to the tank then carefully dosing non toxic levels of ammonia?