Reply With QuoteDo note that ammonium, nitrate, nitrite and phosphaste are in ionic forms. For nitrates, nitrites and phosphastes, they are normally available attached to potassium or sodium.
Oh, btw, the carbonate ion is 2-.
Hi guys,
A lot of times, the abbreviation of chemicals just sounds greek to me. So here's a compiled list that might be helpful those starting out.
B - Boron
H3BO3 - Boric acid
C - Carbon
CO2 - Carbon Dioxide
CO3(2-) - Carbonate ion
HCO3- - Bicarbonate ion
Ca - Calcium
Ca2+ - Calcium ion
CaCl2 - Calcium chloride
CaCO3 - Calcium Carbonate
CaMg(CO3)2 - Calcium Magnesium Carbonate (Dolomite)
Cl - Chlorine
Cl2 - Chlorine gas
Cl- - Chloride ion
Cu - Copper
Fe - Iron
Fe2+ - Ferric iron
Fe3+ - Ferrous iron
FeEDTA, FeEDDHA, FeDPTA - Chelated iron
H - Hydrogen
H+ - Hydrogen ion
H3O+ - Hydronium ion
H2O2 - Hydrogen Peroxide
HCl - Hydrochloric Acid (Muriatic Acid)
K - Potassium
K+ - Potassium ion
K2SO4 - Potassium Sulfate
KCl - Potassium Chloride (Muriate of Potash)
Mg - Magnesium
Mg2+ - Magnesium ion
MgSO4 - Magnesium Sulfate
MgSO4.7H2O - Magnesium Sulfate Heptahydrate (Epsom Salt)
Mn - Manganese
Na - Sodium
NaCl - Sodium Chloride
NaHCO3 - Sodium Bicarbonate (Baking Soda)
N - Nitrogen
KNO3 - Potassium Nitrate
NH3 - Ammonia
NH4 - Ammonium
NO2 - Nitrite
NO3 - Nitrate
O - Oxygen
O2 - Oxygen gas
O3 - Ozone
P - Phosphorus
PO4 - Phosphate
KHPO4 - Potassium Dibasic Phosphate
KH2PO4 - Potassium Monobasic Phosphate
S - Sulfur
Zn - Zinc
Hope it's of some help.
Cheers,
Last edited by benny; 2nd Jan 2006 at 00:04.
I have dwarf cichlids in my tanks! Do you?
The juggling apprentice fish
Do note that ammonium, nitrate, nitrite and phosphaste are in ionic forms. For nitrates, nitrites and phosphastes, they are normally available attached to potassium or sodium.
Oh, btw, the carbonate ion is 2-.
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Thanks Thomas! I've updated it.Originally Posted by Justikanz
Oh, btw, the carbonate ion is 2-.
Cheers,
I have dwarf cichlids in my tanks! Do you?
Why do we always so iron in terms of FeEDTA?
Any idea wat is the differences?
Dunno if anyone can answer the question.
The juggling apprentice fish
Just KPO a bit ah...
Saw some people write chemical symbols all in small (lower) case. That is not right and if certain symbols are place together, might cause confusion. Same with all in caps (upper case).
Therefore, just to suggest that symbols should be as they are above, i.e. those that are supposed to be in caps, be in caps and those that are supposed to be in lower case be in lower case...
Just like scientific names should be on italics...
Just trying to be, err... KPO?
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I'm crypt collecting... Starting cheap, now have Cryptocoryne beckettii, C.beckettii var petchii, C.crispatula var.balansae, C.griffithii(Melted!
Oh, juggling is hard work, man!...
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Spoken like a true alchemist, thomasDo note that ammonium, nitrate, nitrite and phosphaste are in ionic forms. For nitrates, nitrites and phosphastes, they are normally available attached to potassium or sodium.
Oh, btw, the carbonate ion is 2-.
Something about the water & the fishes that calms me down.
thomas is an alchemist? hey, make me some Au. pleaaase
why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
hexazona · crumenatum · Galleria Botanica
The juggling apprentice fish
Sorry to disappoint... Me only a Materials Engineer...If can make Au, I won't be worried about the costs of the T5 HOs I want to buy...
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I'm crypt collecting... Starting cheap, now have Cryptocoryne beckettii, C.beckettii var petchii, C.crispatula var.balansae, C.griffithii(Melted!
Oh, juggling is hard work, man!...
very ot here heehee but, heck, what kind of alchemist are you if you can't even make some lousy Au huh?
why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
hexazona · crumenatum · Galleria Botanica
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Good post Benny!
a refresher certainly...hope the list doesn't get much longer
You can if you dare to fail - Stan Chung
well EDTA is a complex. FeEDTA carries a lot more Fe and it is released more soluble than throwing in a piece of iron(DUH)...if i am wrong please correct me
can ask if throwing in a tablet of normal iron (those eaten by humans), will be soluble enough for use in plants in tank?
and if so, which form is better, the ferrous or the ferric?
thnks for help.
EDTA is a compound that forms strong bonds to metal ions. Free metal ions in our aquariums are rather reactive and might precipitate out of the water causing them to be unavailable to plants. however when iron is complexed with EDTA, it is water soluble and does not react with other molecules since EDTA binds very strongly to iron. so basically EDTA helps keep iron ions soluble in water.
The problem with EDTA is that in order to release the iron it has to exchange it. In soft water this normally comes at the expense of calcium or iron which causes the plants to manifest structural abnormalities (kind of like a slug had eaten the leaves) due to calcium shortages or chlorosis on account of a lack of magnesium. The normal diagnosis for chlorosis is a shortage of iron so in goes more Fe-EDTA...
To dose with iron, rather press some small iron nails into the substrate around the plant roots. It works wonders with Crypts.
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