When we say we want nitrates in our tank to feed corals, that nitrate means nitrogen. And that is a building block of amino acids which help to build proteins. This is just all from what I understand and I may be very wrong.
Does anyone have any way to explain how this works in a reef tank? There are many different amino acids that are required for corals to grow. Some can be synthesized directly by the dinoflagellates inside the corals themselves but others must be acquired from an outside source.
One thing I’ve always wondered is: we measure how many nitrates we have, but how does this actually break down into feeding our corals? Is this for amino acid uptake?
Does anyone have any way to explain how this works in a reef tank? There are many different amino acids that are required for corals to grow. Some can be synthesized directly by the dinoflagellates inside the corals themselves but others must be acquired from an outside source.
One thing I’ve always wondered is: we measure how many nitrates we have, but how does this actually break down into feeding our corals? Is this for amino acid uptake?