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Old 20-04-2003, 07:10 AM
cindy
 
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Default Amquel - usable ammonia?

I don't understand how Amquel and Ammolock work/differ. I've read
that Amquel will detoxify ammonia so that it cannot harm fish but it
is still in a form that is usable to bacteria (so it will not
interfere with your bio filter). Is this also a form that plants can
use? Do Amquel and Ammolock work in the same manner? I'm not a
chemist....but if someone could please post how each of these work I
would greatly appreciate it (but keep it at the undergraduate
chemistry level, please). I've started using Amquel during water
changes (it also is a chlorine and chloramine remover) because I may
have reduced/interferred with my bio filter .....but I am unclear what
the effects may be on my plants. Also, I read that chronic use of
Amquel may alter water conductivity which may interfere with a bio
filter? Any validity to this? I plan to use it for a few months and
then gradually switch to a product that only removes
chlorine/chloramine once I am sure the bio filter has reestablished.

TIA,

Newbie making mistakes.