Green Light Stump Remover!

[Shawnts106]

hey you guys, Ive got Green Light Stump Remover here (Potasium Nitrate).
And Im wanting to add it to a Zoa system, BareBottom GROWING VAT to increase growth.
The growth has pretty much stopped due to nitrogen limitation, there are no fish in this system, nor do I plan on adding it.

Lighting is a 250watt XM20K on a Magnetic Ballast,
The bulb is seated in a LumenMAX (lumenarc like) Reflector...

System filtration is a Tidepool 2, running Carbon and cartriges.
Skimmer is a ASMG1x

There are two vats... The other Vat contains LPS's and Crocea/Maxima/Derasa/Squamossa Clams...

LPS are Ducans, Echinophyllia, Blastomussa, Acanthastrea, Micromussa....


What would the dosage on this product be?

 

[stevemc]

I havent heard of this yet....... Anyone else? It sounds like it would add to the nitrogen, which could be problematic.

 

[coralfarm123]

I have also considered this with my prop tanks. Please let me know if you find the recommended dosage. I have looked for a good starting dose but have not found a good answer yet. This may be a better question for the chemistry or coral propagation section.

 

[Shawnts106]

Hum... Phillip Root, who is a local aquaculturist here in Alabama adds a nitrogen source/nitrates to his Zoa/Xenia systems to increase growth.. he says it works great...
I used this stump remover/potassium nitrate in my planted FW aquarium a few years ago to increase growth and color.. it works wonderfully...

why wouldnt it work for zoas...

 

[suppressivefire]

watch out it can be extremly flammible

 

[surfnvb7]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10246690#post10246690 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Shawnts106
Hum... Phillip Root, who is a local aquaculturist here in Alabama adds a nitrogen source/nitrates to his Zoa/Xenia systems to increase growth.. he says it works great...
I used this stump remover/potassium nitrate in my planted FW aquarium a few years ago to increase growth and color.. it works wonderfully...

why wouldnt it work for zoas...

i used it on my freshwater planted tank also....its possible it will work on a reef tank. but i would rather want to know how the corals handles the increase in potassium. if i remember correctly, plants used it very readily. but in that method you also did LARGE volumes of water changes to export all of those micro nutrients before they polluted the tank.

LARGE volume water changes on a reef tank is not a good idea...

btw...natural seawater concentration of potassium is around 400ppm. (bottom of the page in the link)

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-02/rhf/index.php

JMO...but i wouldnt do it. i would instead add extra food to the tank.

 

[Shawnts106]

but i would rather want to know how the corals handles the increase in potassium. if i remember correctly, plants used it very readily. but in that method you also did LARGE volumes of water changes to export all of those micro nutrients before they polluted the tank.

That is my exact concern as well...