Plant Question

[seth]

I was wondering if p.h. ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate effect plants.
thanks for help.

 

[Ginge]

I was wondering if p.h. ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate effect plants.
thanks for help.

Yes i am pretty sure they do. nitrate is a nutrient that plants need.

 

[anvil63]

I was wondering if p.h. ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate effect plants.
thanks for help.

Yes

ph - some plants do better at cetain pH levels. Also, the pH of a tank indirectly reflects a number of chemical concentrations that affect plants ie. CO2 and HCO3- (CO2 lowers pH, HCO3- raises pH) pH testing cannot determine HCo3- or CO2 levels by itself. You must also test KH (Carbonate hardness)

NH3(ammonia) - plants use as food -toxic to fish at low levels

NO2(nitrite) - honestly not sure if plants can use this, but would guess they probably do. - very toxic to fish at low levels

NO3(nitrate) - major source of nitrogen for plants in most aquariums - toxic to fish at high levels

Hope this helps,
Carl

 

[Ginge]

I was wondering if p.h. ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate effect plants.
thanks for help.

Yes

ph - some plants do better at cetain pH levels. Also, the pH of a tank indirectly reflects a number of chemical concentrations that affect plants ie. CO2 and HCO3- (CO2 lowers pH, HCO3- raises pH) pH testing cannot determine HCo3- or CO2 levels by itself. You must also test KH (Carbonate hardness)

NH3(ammonia) - plants use as food -toxic to fish at low levels

NO2(nitrite) - honestly not sure if plants can use this, but would guess they probably do. - very toxic to fish at low levels

NO3(nitrate) - major source of nitrogen for plants in most aquariums - toxic to fish at high levels

Hope this helps,
Carl

NH3 (ammonia) is toxic to fish at any level really it shouldnt ever be detected in a mature tank and the NO2 is the ammonia turned into NO2 i think.

 

[anvil63]

...tank and the NO2 is the ammonia turned into NO2 i think.

Huh?

But yes Ginge is right. You should never be able to detect ammonia or Nitrite in a mature tank. And when I said they were toxic at low levels what I really meant is that if there are enough in the water to show up on your test kit it is also enough to adversly affect your fish.


Carl