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PH Question
Hello,
It was recently posted that the fish and the plants didn't care what the pH
was.
OK.
But in a moderately well-planted tank (about 1.5 growing rooted plants per
gallon - a new ratio?) with a fish load of about one inch per gallon, 2 watts
per gallon of light, and no injected CO2, wouldn't the tank work better if
the pH was on the acid side? I'm thinking that the ammonia - ammonium
conversion, which takes place in an acid environment, would make a
difference. Right?
And in a related question, is the fact that nitrates often have to be
supplemented in a tank with growing plants due in part to the fact that
"nitrogen cycle" is bypassed in an acid environment, with the ammonia
converting to ammonium and being taken up directly by the plants rather than
being converted to nitrites and nitrates? Would the answer be different in
an alkaline environment?
Thanks.
Bill