Is Acropower a carbon source?

alazo1 · 12/04/2017, 01:52 AM

I know it's amino acids but it tastes pretty sweet. You can probably put it in your coffee for a healthy breakfast..LOL.

I'm wondering if anyone has experienced a drop in nitirate with it. I've read that it may cause cyonabacteria (spelled wrong). If I remember, this algae may appear when nitrate and phosphates are not in balance. Low nitrate high phosphate.

Albert

SAT · 12/04/2017, 06:23 AM

Amino acids contain nitrogen, so I wouldn't expect a nitrate drop. You might get a phosphate drop.

adtravels · 12/04/2017, 03:32 PM

It is likely it has some carbon in it. The fauna Marin amino acids actually state glucose as a main ingredient.

bertoni · 12/04/2017, 08:27 PM

The blurb from Two Little Fishies only mentions amino acids, but I'm not sure how much that means. If it contains only amino acids, I'd consider it unlikely to reduce the nitrate level unless it somehow allows a lot of extra coral growth. That seems unlikely. If it has a carbon source, then it definitely could reduce the nitrate level.

12/04/2017, 01:52 AM	#1
alazo1 Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 428	Is Acropower a carbon source? I know it's amino acids but it tastes pretty sweet. You can probably put it in your coffee for a healthy breakfast..LOL. I'm wondering if anyone has experienced a drop in nitirate with it. I've read that it may cause cyonabacteria (spelled wrong). If I remember, this algae may appear when nitrate and phosphates are not in balance. Low nitrate high phosphate. Albert

12/04/2017, 06:23 AM	#2
SAT Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Berwyn, PA Posts: 4,073 Blog Entries: 1	Amino acids contain nitrogen, so I wouldn't expect a nitrate drop. You might get a phosphate drop. __________________ Stuart Current Tank Info: 300G Caribbean biotype reef set up in 2003.

12/04/2017, 03:32 PM	#3
adtravels you cant buy blue fingers Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,542	It is likely it has some carbon in it. The fauna Marin amino acids actually state glucose as a main ingredient. __________________ False facts are highly injurious to the progress of science, for they often endure long; but false views supported by some evidence, do little harm, for every one takes a salutary pleasure in proving their falseness. Current Tank Info: 90 gallon 36x24x24 reef

12/04/2017, 08:27 PM	#4
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	The blurb from Two Little Fishies only mentions amino acids, but I'm not sure how much that means. If it contains only amino acids, I'd consider it unlikely to reduce the nitrate level unless it somehow allows a lot of extra coral growth. That seems unlikely. If it has a carbon source, then it definitely could reduce the nitrate level. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni