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    As I was researching about amazonia and its high ammonia spikes, which means you need to do alot of water changes before you can add fauna there was a site that said that I should first add plants and another site that said I should add plants 3 days after doing constant water changes any advice?

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    From my reading and conversations with people who've used that substrate, the high ammonia can cause some more delicate plants to melt down. Several water changes were suggested to dilute the ammonia before planting them.

    Mark
    What are the facts? Again and again and again--what are the facts? Shun wishful thinking, ignore devine revelation, forget what "the stars foretell", avoid opinion, care not what the neighbors think, never mind the unguessable "verdict of history"--what are the facts, and to how many decimal places? You pilot always into an unknown future; facts are your only clue.

    Robert Anson Heinlein

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      will it melt dwarf hair grass or should i do the water changes just in case?
      Victor

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      • #4
        Originally posted by fishman1 View Post
        will it melt dwarf hair grass or should i do the water changes just in case?
        Victor
        I'd dilute just in case, victor. Remember, ammonia-enriched substrates are designed to be densely planted right away. Given a sufficient plant density, the ammonia may be used fast enough that it isn't an issue.

        Mark
        Last edited by wesleydnunder; 06-16-2010, 11:08 AM.
        What are the facts? Again and again and again--what are the facts? Shun wishful thinking, ignore devine revelation, forget what "the stars foretell", avoid opinion, care not what the neighbors think, never mind the unguessable "verdict of history"--what are the facts, and to how many decimal places? You pilot always into an unknown future; facts are your only clue.

        Robert Anson Heinlein

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