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Originally Posted by gotcheaprice
I'm gonna be ordering AS II. It's darker and also isn't as bad initially for new tanks right?
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AS II will still leach ammonia into your water column so you have to do frequent water changes for a while to clear the ammonia. AS II is also not supposed to cloud the water or harden the water like AS.
Some say that they tried both original and AS II and found no difference between the two as far as plant growth, others say that they found AS original to give better plant growth than the AS II. And still others point out that unlike the AS original, the AS II is less nutrient rich owing to the fact that ADA reduced the total black soil organic component in order to address some of the water hardening and clouding issues associated with the AS original. Many critics say that this is not a good thing as this means that the AS II will run out of nutrients sooner than the original. Personally, I don't see why this would be a big issue if you dose water column ferts. I am using EI with and AS II experimental tank and have yet to see problems, although it is too soon. I also have some AS original on stand by for testing to compare differences, but this is going to have to wait as I don't currently have any more room to set up any more tanks. Howie stated that he has used AS original and will be trying AS II, so it will be interesting to see what he finds.