My Science Fair Expirement

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My project is "Do plants grow in water with higher nitrates than without nitrates?"
It had to be in a question format but what it's basiclly showing is the plant's importance in the nitrate cycle. Since I'm more fimiliar with Saltwater aquariums than freshwater, I'm doing saltwater plant (cheato) rather than freshwater plants (though it applies more towards freshwater streams, rivers, and lakes).

Here's the set up:
4-2.5g Aquariums
20lbs of sand
18w fluorescent light

How I'm going to test this is put cheato in all 4 aquariums but 2 will have high nitrates and the others will not. I'll be measuring the growth of the plants and relate it to the level of nitrates.
Here's some pics:
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And here's the stand where they'll be probably set on:
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Sounds good. It would be cool if you did another project to see which kind of SW macro algae pulls out nitrates the quickest. I'd like to know at least!
 
Yeah I know, I may this summer, I don't know. I'm interested in knowing also. But for now I think this will get me through and hopefully an A.
 

HOW MUCH DOES A FISH’S FEEDING REQUIREMENTS AFFECT YOUR STOCKING DECISIONS?

  • A lot! - I avoid fish that require frequent or specialized feeding

    Votes: 12 28.6%
  • Quite a bit, but an automatic feeder can change my answer

    Votes: 6 14.3%
  • It depends on whether my nutrient export can handle it

    Votes: 6 14.3%
  • It depends on how badly I want the fish

    Votes: 10 23.8%
  • Not much. I’m willing to adjust my routine

    Votes: 9 21.4%
  • Not at all. Feeding demands don’t limit my stocking choices

    Votes: 8 19.0%
  • I usually learn about the demanding feeding schedule after buying the fish!

    Votes: 2 4.8%
  • I haven’t really considered this before

    Votes: 3 7.1%
  • Something else (see my comments in the thread)

    Votes: 1 2.4%
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