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Unread 01/20/2010, 09:24 AM   #14
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Originally Posted by cmbspd View Post
Actually...you should always start with the plants in FW. They provide instant filtration of nitrates and are generally tolerant of water conditions.
No that is not true at all and the plants will just die in your scenario. a freshwater tank needs to be at least 3 months old for the organic chemicals to be sufficiently broken down and metabolised by bacteria to be taken up by plant roots.


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