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Does anyone know if it's not advisable to use PRIME in a planted aquarium? I see in addition to removing chlorine and other impurities it also removes NitrAte.

My Scapes

it doesnt remove it..it detoxify so that the biofilter can remove it effeciently.

Well either way, is that a good thing in a planted tank if I'm always adding kno3?

My Scapes

I don't see that as a good thing in planted or nonplanted tanks. Nitrates shouldn't need to be detoxified and it could make it more difficult for plants to use nitrate.

You can use Prime without having to worry about your plants. They'll be fine.

Hi,

I just thought that [link=This Thread]http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/forums/Water%20Quality/56274.html?200507131856" style="COLOR: #ff6633[/link] might be helpful to identify the value of Prime.


Ingo

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"Heavy water changes make Prime my choice. Bigger bang for the bucks." - from a prior post.

My 125G is heavily planted and I use Prime with no ill effects. Detoxifying a compound does not eliminate the compound as Tankie noted in his post. Prime will detoxify nitrites and nitrates and "removes" chlorine, chloramine and ammonia.

Although plants use nitrates, an article in a recent issue of Tropical Fish Hobbyist indicated that the maximum nitrate levels should be maintained at less than 25 ppm.

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Little thanks for the thread link.

Bob thanks for clearing up the issue between Prime and Plants. In my tank it seems like I'm always fighting to get my nitrate number up to 20-25 ppm, so I wanted to make sure if I start using Prime it won't make this even more difficult to achieve. I had been using Bio-Safe from Marineland, but I kept hearing good things about Prime.

I have a 46 gallon planted and I add KN03, but it seems to take alot to make the nitrates move up.




My Scapes

Try a couple of the hygrophila genus. The plants are known to suck up nitrates. I have difformis and it grows exceptionally well... Of course, water changes are a huge help!

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"To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research."
researched from Steven Wright

Actually most of my plants are hygrophila. I have polysmera, sunset, difformis. Is that why it's hard to get my nitrate reading up?

My Scapes

Yup, but you probably have little algae. The stuff can't outcompete the hygros!

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"To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research."
researched from Steven Wright

Unfortunately right now I'm battling some grey slimly stuff. I believe it's a form of BGA.



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