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So I posted a thread here a while back discussing the algae in my tank. @Plinkploop was a great help in that thread, I forgot to properly thank you, so thanks and sorry it took a while. During that time we also discussed water parameters and my tank's cycle.
We came to the conclusion that my tank cycled in less than 2 weeks. I've been preparing to set up another 25G tank using the same soil, mastersoil next HG. Now, while I was looking into it a bit more the description kind of confuses me.
The full description can be found here:
Links removed - you can put in the effort to explain what it is if you want people to put in the effort to help you
In short though, the part that confuses me is that it has a high absorption rate, removes impurities from the water and I think also removes tannins from wood. It's a great soil that I definitely recommend, one of the biggest pros is that it does not cause a massive ammonia speak in the initial setup phase.
The question that I have though, is this: what exactly does it adsorb? If it removes impurities and tannins from the water, does it also remove/adsorb nutrients from the water? I even started to wonder if my tank is actually cycled or if the soil just adsorbed all the NO2 and NO3 from the water.
If it does adsorb everything from the water including the NO2, NO3 and the ferts I'm adding. Will it at some point be "filled" or will it continually take all the ferts out of the water column?
I might just be over thinking this or I might have just missed the point completely so any help will be incredibly appreciated!
We came to the conclusion that my tank cycled in less than 2 weeks. I've been preparing to set up another 25G tank using the same soil, mastersoil next HG. Now, while I was looking into it a bit more the description kind of confuses me.
The full description can be found here:
Links removed - you can put in the effort to explain what it is if you want people to put in the effort to help you
In short though, the part that confuses me is that it has a high absorption rate, removes impurities from the water and I think also removes tannins from wood. It's a great soil that I definitely recommend, one of the biggest pros is that it does not cause a massive ammonia speak in the initial setup phase.
The question that I have though, is this: what exactly does it adsorb? If it removes impurities and tannins from the water, does it also remove/adsorb nutrients from the water? I even started to wonder if my tank is actually cycled or if the soil just adsorbed all the NO2 and NO3 from the water.
If it does adsorb everything from the water including the NO2, NO3 and the ferts I'm adding. Will it at some point be "filled" or will it continually take all the ferts out of the water column?
I might just be over thinking this or I might have just missed the point completely so any help will be incredibly appreciated!