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Ok Ive been thinking some more haha. A lot of you guys have mentioned herbivores. You hear over and over "don't add something just to fix an algae problem" and "it's just a bandaid." However if you have good nutrient export is this a good way to go?
Ok Ive been thinking some more haha. A lot of you guys have mentioned herbivores. You hear over and over "don't add something just to fix an algae problem" and "it's just a bandaid." However if you have good nutrient export is this a good way to go?
Nitrate and Phosphate are difficult to removed because they are the most basic elements of some water. When they are taken into biomass or used by algae, corals, or Bactria they are bound. When algae is eat by the fish some of it is bound to organic waste that can be filtered out before it breaks down into its inorganic most basic form again. The algae or bacteria also can me removed via filtration or algae harvesting.
The first thing you hear when dealing with algae is "what are your nutrient levels?" So if nutrients are under control, would you add more herbivores to control algae? (not talking about an outbreak)Algae grows everywhere on a coral reef, dont be fooled by the ulns doesnt grow algae.
The first thing you hear when dealing with algae is "what are your nutrient levels?" So if nutrients are under control, would you add more herbivores to control algae? (not talking about an outbreak)
The more nutrients, the faster the algae is going to grow.
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Not necessarily. Even with an unlimited supply of every possibly chemical nutrient, other factors limit growth, such as lighting, flow, etc.
BUT, often, there is one chemical nutrient that is limiting the growth. Let's assume for the moment, it is iron. When it is limiting growth, it really doesn't matter high much more of other nutrients (say, nitrate or phosphate) you add, because the algae can only grow at the rate determined by the hardest to take up nutrient (in this case, iron).
So to have problem algae, you necessarily have enough of many different chemicals. Take away any one of them and you can begin to limit growth.
Anything that will bind iron?
Sure. Do you want to? All photosynthetic organisms need it.
I figure if i could remove iron to limiting amounts with some chemical i could stop algae growth. Any chemicals?