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Re: Pearling killing riccia / Iron

To: Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com
Subject: Re: Pearling killing riccia / Iron
From: Raj <ggrk at blr_vsnl.net.in>
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 08:56:00 +0530
References: <199904190748.DAA13947 at acme_actwin.com>

> Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 01:20:25 -0400 (EDT)
> From: "Richard J. Sexton" <richard at aquaria_net>
> Subject: Pearling killing riccia / Iron
>
> It's easy to spot an iron deficiency, but how do you
> spot too much iron without a test kit ? Do the fish
> rust or something ? Do stalagtites and stalagmites
> start growing?

Maybe the fish will think that their kingdom is ruled
with a iron hand!

The filter media used to smell "rusty" when I overdosed
the tank.. I guess insoluble iron compounds precipitates
out and gets trapped in the filter media..

--
Raj, vu2zap
Bangalore, South India
http://members.xoom.com/ggrk/

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