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11/23/2015, 11:16 AM
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Do Kenya Leather Tree Coral help filter the water and keep it clean
Do they have a sizable impact on helping with nitrates or phosphate levels in the water?
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11/23/2015, 11:59 AM
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Moved On
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I doubt it.. You would have to be harvesting a ton of these corals to really see any results IMO. This could also end up being more trouble than it's worth too. Pass.
Last edited by cloak; 11/23/2015 at 12:21 PM. |
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11/24/2015, 11:23 PM
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Probably. Kenya tree corals like other photosynthetic corals host algae that take up nitrates and phosphates. Since they tend to grow rapidly that implies a rapid uptake...
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11/25/2015, 12:09 PM
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in a word, no. Kenya's are no different than other softies. I have a tank full of softies and while I don't have nitrates I am fighting with phosphates.
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11/27/2015, 01:28 PM
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You don't actually have to harvest any corals for them to fix nitrogen. You only have to harvest to export.
As to one's individual experience with a coral I don't believe that demonstrates a lack of nitrogen fixing capacity. I mean photosynthesis requires it. |
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11/28/2015, 03:58 PM
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Moved On
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What's the point though? Couldn't you just skip this process altogether and still see the same results? Don't work TOO hard...
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