Re: [APD] RE: high NO3

["Tomoko Schum" <tomokoschum at knology_net>]

Hi Tom,

Thanks again for taking time to look things over for me.  My tank is looking 
a bit better tonight, being back on the regular fertilization routine.  I 
will increase the amount of KNO3 to feed these hungry new plants and 
encourage the slow growing plants.  When I do another water change this 
weekend, I will do the deep substrate cleaning, too.  Yes, the total biomass 
increased suddenly with the explosive growth of these new plants that I was 
not familiar with and they really threw me off.  I should have followed my 
instinct, but I got impatient.  Testing for NO3 sent me into a series of 
panicky actions which made the situation worse.  I totally agree that plants 
always let me know when they need something.  Sometimes I am right on it, 
but sometimes I can get a bit thick, I guess...  The next time I feel the 
need to test, I won't reach for a hobby grade test kit, but I will take it 
to my work and get it analyzed with a spectrophotometer ;)  Ha ha, just 
kidding.  I will listen to my plants instead.

Tomoko 


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