parotet
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After Wikipedia, Eutrophication (Greek: eutrophia—healthy, adequate nutrition, development; German: Eutrophie) or more precisely hypertrophication, is the ecosystem response to the addition of artificial or natural substances, such as nitrates and phosphates, through fertilizers or sewage, to an aquatic system. And as far as I know, Phytoplankton blooms, which contain algae, are the main consequence...
If I have leant something in this forum and experienced in my tanks during the last months it is that ferts do not cause algae, but a more complex combination of different things such as light, CO2, flow, filtration, etc. that have to be balanced.
So what is what am I missing here? After this explanation, and others I have read, the excess of nutrients leads to algae blooms...
I'm sure there's something I don't know and you can explain to me.
Cheers,
Jordi
If I have leant something in this forum and experienced in my tanks during the last months it is that ferts do not cause algae, but a more complex combination of different things such as light, CO2, flow, filtration, etc. that have to be balanced.
So what is what am I missing here? After this explanation, and others I have read, the excess of nutrients leads to algae blooms...
I'm sure there's something I don't know and you can explain to me.
Cheers,
Jordi