That probably won't work since nitrate is consumed as well. I'd guess aspartate to be metabolized fairly rapidly, especially as bacteria in the tank get used to finding it in the water.
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MiddletonMark
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Not to be argumentative - but a lot of reefers also are completely ignoring Potassium. IME, there's been a kit out/etc for less than 6 months ... IMO most folks who have kept SPS tanks for years are not using this [except the few that run zeo].
When it gets past a year or more - then I'll see a trend. Until that point - has anyone really had a chance to evaluate the long-term in any sense at all?
I'm still confused how we are not providing plenty of potassium in the foods we feed. IMO, it seems like that would be a fail-safe method of dosing
When it gets past a year or more - then I'll see a trend. Until that point - has anyone really had a chance to evaluate the long-term in any sense at all?
I'm still confused how we are not providing plenty of potassium in the foods we feed. IMO, it seems like that would be a fail-safe method of dosing
I agree that I don't quite understand it either, although I've not yet seen a detailed in/out balance study for potassium.
One of the things that I am hoping to see one way or the other is whether folks dosing potassium chloride see any change in the aquarium. So far I've not heard of any.
Didn't I read somewhere that zeolites remove K from the water column. I just woke up and on my first cup of cofee so I may be way off here.
That is a possibility, but probably unlikely unless people are constantly swapping in large amounts of fresh zeolite.
I'm still confused how we are not providing plenty of potassium in the foods we feed. IMO, it seems like that would be a fail-safe method of dosing
I agree that I don't quite understand it either, although I've not yet seen a detailed in/out balance study for potassium.
One of the things that I am hoping to see one way or the other is whether folks dosing potassium chloride see any change in the aquarium. So far I've not heard of any.
Didn't I read somewhere that zeolites remove K from the water column. I just woke up and on my first cup of cofee so I may be way off here.
That is a possibility, but probably unlikely unless people are constantly swapping in large amounts of fresh zeolite.
I don't know. I'm open to all reasonable possibilities with respect to potassium. 
F35-Joint Strike Fighter
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IMO, if you don't run Zeovit, you really don't have to worry about Potassium. I used to have NSW (or Catalina water-CW particular) for my preivious tank for more than two years, and I didn't see anywrong. Since I switched over the Zeo for new tank, somehow the K+ is really low. I think most folks those uze Zeo run into low Potassium. I tested the K+ of my friend's tank who uses CW, his k+ around 280ppt but his tank looks awesome.
F35-Joint Strike Fighter
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Bebo, did you check you K+ again?
did you see much more difference change in K+ level?. If you dose with k-B, it takes you forever to reach 400ppt, right?
did you see much more difference change in K+ level?. If you dose with k-B, it takes you forever to reach 400ppt, right?
Gabriel:
What are you using to dose potassium?
What are you using to dose potassium?
4 tablespoons of what? KCl tablets ground up?
Did the bottle list any ingredients aside from KCl?
Did the bottle list any ingredients aside from KCl?
Bebo77
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lol sorry about that... this is what i used
http://www.iherb.com/store/productdetails.aspx?c=Herbs&pid=NOW-01450&ppnshpng
here is a pic of the ingredents/ suppliment facts..
F35-Joint Strike Fighter
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I use the same one as Bebo with same result.
F35-Joint Strike Fighter
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One thing keeps bothering that the K-Balance doesn't say what in that bottle. They just say it has been proven. I hope the KCL will be proven soon too.
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