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The bound ammonia that happens with using a dechlor like Prime is not Chloramine. It is Ammonium (NH4+) instead of free ammonia (NH3). The dechlor removes chlorine (it will off-gas). Ammonium is still able to be used by the nitrofying bacteria in the nitrogen cycle.
I've personally seen a tank of fish hurt by lack of a dechlor where the product in the water was chloramine. Its just as harmful as dissolved chlorine gas.
I've personally seen a tank of fish hurt by lack of a dechlor where the product in the water was chloramine. Its just as harmful as dissolved chlorine gas.
There is a lot of good info on this thread, but is it a good place for it?? Would the search engine even find it? And how many beginners would even click on it to read? I'm thinking it might be better if we started new threads for some of these questions with new titles. I really enjoy all the information and learn a lot.
Well, I know that I use google every day, and I've typed in several different questions, with several good threads from several different forums.. Some of them I do believe from this site. There are several forums with a lot of good info, but I agree, we should
probably start new threads to make things easier for newbies..
probably start new threads to make things easier for newbies..
Hey guys, a couple of questions,
1)
I took some dwarf hairgrass from my cousin's house and put it in a plastic bag with tank water in it, and I left it there for about 2-3 weeks, with no source of food/nutrients, but there was natural sunlight. When I got it back, it was still green and I put it in my tank (the 5.5G), but I want to know if it died or not.
2) I heard that tap water (not treated with water conditioner) has a lot of trace elements that are good for aquatic plants. Is this true?
Thx for answering mah questions!
1)
I took some dwarf hairgrass from my cousin's house and put it in a plastic bag with tank water in it, and I left it there for about 2-3 weeks, with no source of food/nutrients, but there was natural sunlight. When I got it back, it was still green and I put it in my tank (the 5.5G), but I want to know if it died or not.
2) I heard that tap water (not treated with water conditioner) has a lot of trace elements that are good for aquatic plants. Is this true?
Thx for answering mah questions!
There is no way for anyone to answer this question. If the plant grows after you plant it, it lived. If if rots away and does not grow back, then it died.
Treated tap water has lots of trace elements that are good for aquatic plants. Untreated water with chlorine or chloramine (both bleaching agents) and is not good for aquatic plants.
Treated tap water has lots of trace elements that are good for aquatic plants. Untreated water with chlorine or chloramine (both bleaching agents) and is not good for aquatic plants.
i can imagine that the dwarf hairgrass survived producing its own nutrients and ll from light like any plant would...doubt it grew much though from lack of water and/or ferts meaning its a plant that pulls nutrients out of substrate
tap water...is full of a lot of things..flouide which they put in to help people but actually destroys their organs. chlorine and chloramine...which is ingested into OUR bodies and harms us too...why would it be good for plants? even house plants shouldnt use water straight from tap because the chemicals could harm the plant
tap water...is full of a lot of things..flouide which they put in to help people but actually destroys their organs. chlorine and chloramine...which is ingested into OUR bodies and harms us too...why would it be good for plants? even house plants shouldnt use water straight from tap because the chemicals could harm the plant
O yeah, is this a myth? (I just read about it somewhere)
Betta male fry that grow from day 1 of birth to adulthood TOGETHER will have occasional squabbles, but won't kill each other because they grew up together (Bettas can recognize humans' faces, so why not they're brosters)? And EVERYONE knows Bettas are the Steven Hawkingses of the fish world.
TRUE OR FALSE?!???
Betta male fry that grow from day 1 of birth to adulthood TOGETHER will have occasional squabbles, but won't kill each other because they grew up together (Bettas can recognize humans' faces, so why not they're brosters)? And EVERYONE knows Bettas are the Steven Hawkingses of the fish world.
TRUE OR FALSE?!???
