Kicsit olvasgatva a témában az ötlet korántsem újkeletű:
Late Jorgen Scheel - Rivulins of the Old World című 1968-os könyvében, ami a TFH Publication kiadásában jelent meg már írt erről a megoldásról.
"Most rivuline individuals take very much foodand it is often not to easy to keep down the concentration of waste products. Also, these fishes prefer food rich in proteins and their waste-products simply cannot be taken up by the plants because of the deficiency of CO2 and an artificial supply of this gas should be given. The usual system, with fermenting sugar-solution in a separate bottle for each tank, is not very practical for the killifish fancier. When much care is taken, another system might be used. Prepare a 5% solution of sugar in water (about 6 ounces of sugar to each gallon of water) and add 16 cc. of this solution to each four gallons of aquarium water (1 cc. to each liter). Best results are had when the sugar solution is stirred into the water and bad results are usually had when solid sugar is added directly to the aquarium. This method is very useful when the possible bad effects are understood and counteracted. First the sugar is converted to carbon dioxide and alcohol, which do little harm. The alcohol is converted into acetic acid and the oxygen needed for this process is taken from the sulfates, resulting in the production of the poisonous hydrogen sulfide gas, which is very harmful for fishes. I have used this system in fifty tanks for more than two years without killing a single fish. The sugar solution usually is added to the tank every two weeks.
It has been possible to maintain many tanks without renewal of plants, peat and water for more than one year."
Egyébként pont a témáról megy egy topik 2008 óta az amerikai fórumon:
http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/foru ... water.html
Összefoglalva túl sok dózis durva baktérium robbanást eredményez. Taknyos filmrétek az aljzaton a növényeken, durván oxigénhiányos környezet, de kísérletben igaz csak
csigák mellett növekedést értek el. A víz a baktériumok miatt zavaros.
Csökkentve a koncentrációt némileg a zavarosság megszűnik, de 6 hónapos teszt alapján nem látták, hogy jobban növekednének a növények.
"I've been adding sugar to my 250L and various 50L planted tanks for over 6 months now.
I got interested in this subject as I discovered that Tetra's product EasyBalance uses sugar to remove nitrates and this lead me to try castor sugar to remove nitrates after fishless cycling a tank.
After a few experiments in which I initially added too much sugar, I got white cloudy water and low oxygen levels (the few snails in the tank would rise to the surface) I discovered that 1g per 15L works for me.
Now I find that I can easily remove nitrate from my fish/shrimp/frog tank with no harm.
I was curious to the plant growth aspect too. But as I don't add sugar daily, I can't say I've noticed any harm or extra growth."
Próbáljátok ki amit ők is kipróbáltak. Egy lekváros vagy egy befőttes üvegbe tegyetek talajt és némi növényt. Másikba is ugyanez. Ki az ablakba és nézzézek hogy a csökkentett koncentrációval van e valami változás.
A fenti fórumon beszámoltak olyan savasságról is, hogy a
csigák sem voltak képesek a vízben maradni.