[Coral-List] Use of Germanium Oxide to Control Diatom Growth
B.Thompson
osp02a at bangor.ac.uk
Sat Apr 23 07:45:14 EDT 2005
Hi,
I am doing some research using the tropical anemone Aiptasia
sp. and am having some problems with diatom growth in my aquaria. I am
aware that adding very small quantities of Germanium Dioxide (0.0005g/l)
to the water can inhibit diatom growth, however I'm concerned that it
may also affect the populations of zooxanthellae.
I would be grateful to hear from anybody who has experience of
using Germanium Dioxide for this purpose, or who can suggest another
method for reducing diatom growth.
Thanks,
Bethan.
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B.Thompson osp02a at bangor.ac.uk
PhD Candidate
School of Ocean Sciences
University of Wales, Bangor
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