AcroPower - Thoughts?

[Jakegr]

Originally Posted by albert_dao

Wellppp... Until some aspiring PhD graduate or big science foundation takes this most magnanimously prestigious and practical endeavor to task, all you'll have from the community and industry at large are anecdotal statements. I suppose you'll just have to take their word for it OR not use the products

So it is up for debate then

I don't think we need a Ph.D. grad or science foundation to take care of this, as there has already been some science done on the topic. I was wondering if you knew of any.

A short google search yielded this:

http://jeb.biologists.org/content/211/6/860.full

Which showed Stylophora can at least uptake amino acids, but also says most N in the coral comes from inorganic sources.

Do amino acids result in improved growth and coloration? If so, which specific amino acids do? Are they deficient in all aquariums, or only some? There are lots of questions here. I don't see why we need to shrug them off and simply rely on anecdotal reports when there is already research out there.

I know it isn't always practical to do research on these topics, I was just wondering if you had seen any existing data.

Plus, I do think anecdotal reports have wasted a lot of money in this hobby!