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Re: [APD] Sechem Flourish Nitrogen



Not quite so. 

When someone asked what it meant that the nitrogen in
Flourish was "unavailable" to algae, Dr. Morin of SeaChem
replied:

"It means that the ammoniacal nitrogen is not present as
free ammonia 
or ammonium per se, but rather is part of a more complex
molecule 
that can be broken down to yield ammonium (by the plants).
So, in 
theory algae could also utilize it as a nitrogen source
however our 
studies and beta testing did not show this to be the case
(i.e. very 
little to no algae growth, in fact many saw algae
declines)."


good luck, good fun,
Scott H.

--- Norman Hicks <zapus at alltel_net> wrote:

> Half the nitrogen in Flourish N is in the form of
> ammonium, if I remember 
> correctly.
> 


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