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Re: Potassium toxicity
On Wed, 25 Aug 1999, ChazzHess wrote:
> I didn't think about the possibility of
> potassium toxicity for my fish and I'm wondering if this is a possibility. I
> figure I added about 17 ppm K20 at a 5 ppm N dosage. Anyone out there know
> at what levels potassium becomes toxic to freshwater fish?
Potassium isn't toxic to fish at any level where you would still call your
water fresh. From some calculations I did long ago it appears that at
least some of the commercial fertilizer preparations will give you 20 ppm
K (about 24 ppm K2O) or more when used as directed.
Roger Miller