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Will carbon filtration used to remove medication also remove useful nutrients for plants? (like iron, etc.) |
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Michael wrote: Will carbon filtration used to remove medication also remove useful nutrients for plants? (like iron, etc.) Everyone says so but in theory it shouldn't and to be honest I've never noticed that it does. You can get an iron test kit and see for yourself. -- Need Mercedes parts? http://parts.mbz.org Richard Sexton | Mercedes stuff: http://mbz.org 1970 280SE, 72 280SE | Home pages: http://rs79.vrx.net 633CSi 250SE/C 300SD | http://aquaria.net http://killi.net |
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On Jan 4, 6:35 pm, Michael wrote:
Will carbon filtration used to remove medication also remove useful nutrients for plants? (like iron, etc.) In a recent issue of TFH Magazine, the great (?) Mr Amano confessed that he uses carbon in his filters. Believing them to have no ill effects on his precision fertilization, they quickly lose their "carbon" qualities and become great additional landscape for bacteria to thrive. I only use it when I have a specific purpose like clearing the water - I see no difference in my plants either way. MG |
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wrote: On Jan 4, 6:35 pm, Michael wrote: Will carbon filtration used to remove medication also remove useful nutrients for plants? (like iron, etc.) In a recent issue of TFH Magazine, the great (?) Mr Amano confessed that he uses carbon in his filters. Believing them to have no ill effects on his precision fertilization, they quickly lose their "carbon" qualities and become great additional landscape for bacteria to thrive. I only use it when I have a specific purpose like clearing the water - I see no difference in my plants either way. I've never noticed any impact on plants from using carbon. And the chemistry of adsorbtion doesn't back up the claim that carbon can remove anything remotely useful to a plant. -- Need Mercedes parts? http://parts.mbz.org Richard Sexton | Mercedes stuff: http://mbz.org 1970 280SE, 72 280SE | Home pages: http://rs79.vrx.net 633CSi 250SE/C 300SD | http://aquaria.net http://killi.net |
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