i never thought there was such a thing so this may be a very silly question
i do a 40-60% water change every 6-8 days
in the past my nirates have been around 10 at this point
last week i upgraded my lighting from 1 20watt florecent to 36 watts of T-5
when i did my water change the nirate was only up to maybe 3 or 4
are my plants absorbing more nirates now?
am i robbing plant nurients with my water change schedule?
i always thought a water change added things for the plants for the most part but i know they absorb nitrogen too
i don't have CO2 and i have yet to find a store in my area that carriers flourish excel (i'm looking hard tho i know i will need it very soon)
just wondering if this is something to worry about
i'm still very new at trying to understand nutient uptake/balance in connection with light level and available carbon - just that sentence confused me.
thanks for your answers
i do a 40-60% water change every 6-8 days
in the past my nirates have been around 10 at this point
last week i upgraded my lighting from 1 20watt florecent to 36 watts of T-5
when i did my water change the nirate was only up to maybe 3 or 4
are my plants absorbing more nirates now?
am i robbing plant nurients with my water change schedule?
i always thought a water change added things for the plants for the most part but i know they absorb nitrogen too
i don't have CO2 and i have yet to find a store in my area that carriers flourish excel (i'm looking hard tho i know i will need it very soon)
just wondering if this is something to worry about
i'm still very new at trying to understand nutient uptake/balance in connection with light level and available carbon - just that sentence confused me.
thanks for your answers