Here's a novel way to looking at factors that encourage/limit algae growth.
For the purposes of this discussion "Adequate" means enough ferts/CO2/light for haealthy plant growth showing no plant deficiency.
Inadequate means sub optimal light/fert/Co2. ie."-CO2" or "-ferts" or "-CO2". It does not mean "zero units".
So here goes:
Adequate ferts+light+CO2= minimal algae, good plant growth.
Adequate ferts+light-CO2(inadequate)= algae+ slow plant growth.
Adequate light+CO2-ferts(inadequate)= algae+slow malnourished plant growth.
Adequate CO2-ferts-light=minimal algae, poor plant growth.
Inadeqaute CO2,light,ferts=minimal algae+poor plant growth.
Adequate ferts-light-CO2=minimal algae+healthy but slow growing plants.
Adequate light-CO2-ferts= algae+ poor plant growth.
So what does everybody think??
My take on the above is light stimulates algae if ferts and/or CO2 are sub optimal, increased ferts(N,P,K,Fe) DO NOT cause algae,increased CO2 has an indirect effect on algae growth (by inhibition) via plant growth.
LAKA
For the purposes of this discussion "Adequate" means enough ferts/CO2/light for haealthy plant growth showing no plant deficiency.
Inadequate means sub optimal light/fert/Co2. ie."-CO2" or "-ferts" or "-CO2". It does not mean "zero units".
So here goes:
Adequate ferts+light+CO2= minimal algae, good plant growth.
Adequate ferts+light-CO2(inadequate)= algae+ slow plant growth.
Adequate light+CO2-ferts(inadequate)= algae+slow malnourished plant growth.
Adequate CO2-ferts-light=minimal algae, poor plant growth.
Inadeqaute CO2,light,ferts=minimal algae+poor plant growth.
Adequate ferts-light-CO2=minimal algae+healthy but slow growing plants.
Adequate light-CO2-ferts= algae+ poor plant growth.
So what does everybody think??
My take on the above is light stimulates algae if ferts and/or CO2 are sub optimal, increased ferts(N,P,K,Fe) DO NOT cause algae,increased CO2 has an indirect effect on algae growth (by inhibition) via plant growth.
LAKA
