Pulsing Xenia's and Nitrates

[PingG25]

Do Pulsing Xenia's consume Nitrates. The reason for asking is I want to remove the Xenia from my tank as it's becoming a bit of a pest



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[hegeh]

If it does, you need tons of it. And it is not the only way to reduce nitrate [emoji847]

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[outssider]

It is possible to starve them out by reducing nitrates/phosphates (carbon dosing/gfo)...problem is you will starve everything else too!...but not necessarily to death..... Xenia like a lot of nutrients so it is doable....

 

[bertoni]

They will consume nitrate from the water column via their photosynthetic symbionts, but I agree that the uptake rate probably is fairly small.