Ammonia and coral

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I dose 3ml/100gallons. Has fed my system perfectly. Chaeto is growing like a weed and corals are looking great. Been dosing for about 6 months. Ammonium Chloride.
I also dose potassium permanganate as an oxidizer 3 drops per/100g

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DIY Ammonia dosing for low nitrate systems

Some reef aquaria have chronic low nitrogen availability. One indicator is very low nitrate. Nitrate dosing is a fine remedy, but it is possible that ammonia dosing may be more beneficial for some organisms since ammonia can be energetically easier to assimilate than is nitrate. For this...

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FWIW, I'm not a fan of permanganate. Why do you use it?

 

[zhernandez]

Thanks for the info and welcome to reef2Reef!

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DIY Ammonia dosing for low nitrate systems

Some reef aquaria have chronic low nitrogen availability. One indicator is very low nitrate. Nitrate dosing is a fine remedy, but it is possible that ammonia dosing may be more beneficial for some organisms since ammonia can be energetically easier to assimilate than is nitrate. For this...

www.reef2reef.com

FWIW, I'm not a fan of permanganate. Why do you use it?

Hey thanks for the additional thread. There are so many on this site. It’s hard to know where to put it.
I dose permanganate to keep my ORP in range. Ive noticed it helps keep it more stabilized.

Thanks for the info and welcome to reef2Reef!

You might also add this comment to this more recent thread:

DIY Ammonia dosing for low nitrate systems

Some reef aquaria have chronic low nitrogen availability. One indicator is very low nitrate. Nitrate dosing is a fine remedy, but it is possible that ammonia dosing may be more beneficial for some organisms since ammonia can be energetically easier to assimilate than is nitrate. For this...

www.reef2reef.com

FWIW, I'm not a fan of permanganate. Why do you use it?

 

[zhernandez]

Thanks for the info and welcome to reef2Reef!

You might also add this comment to this more recent thread:

DIY Ammonia dosing for low nitrate systems

Some reef aquaria have chronic low nitrogen availability. One indicator is very low nitrate. Nitrate dosing is a fine remedy, but it is possible that ammonia dosing may be more beneficial for some organisms since ammonia can be energetically easier to assimilate than is nitrate. For this...

www.reef2reef.com

FWIW, I'm not a fan of permanganate. Why do you use it?

Why are you not a fan? I mean, you are practically a legend, so if you say it’s not good, I’ll take it to heart. I know a little chemistry but I know you know pretty much everything related to marine chemistry.

Thanks for the info and welcome to reef2Reef!

You might also add this comment to this more recent thread:

DIY Ammonia dosing for low nitrate systems

Some reef aquaria have chronic low nitrogen availability. One indicator is very low nitrate. Nitrate dosing is a fine remedy, but it is possible that ammonia dosing may be more beneficial for some organisms since ammonia can be energetically easier to assimilate than is nitrate. For this...

www.reef2reef.com

FWIW, I'm not a fan of permanganate. Why do you use it?

In general I find it to be an excellent oxidizer. Do you have any bad experiences with it? I couldn’t find a specific article where you talk about it.