Humm... "wiki" article suggests that it might in fact extract phosphorus from the water...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitosan
The rest of the google hits were all about it's "suggested" weight loss benefits as a "fat attractor"....
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| Author: | Plachon [ Sep 29th, '08, 14:24 ] |
| Post subject: | Chitosan/Chitlin in liquod fertilizers |
Is anybody familiar with Chitosan/Chitlin and it's use in liquid fertilizers? I'm living in Thailand and can't get Maxicrop or Seasol, so I bought some organic liquid fertilizer which is made from freshwater crab shells. Apparently it's high in Chitosan and I'm trying to work out if this is good? A link to a similar product states it 'promotes the growth of chitin-eating bacteria in the soil' Here's a link to a similar product also made in Thailand http://www.ptsinternational.com/pts-new/fertilizers.php |
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| Author: | RupertofOZ [ Sep 29th, '08, 16:11 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Chitosan/Chitlin in liquod fertilizers |
Humm... "wiki" article suggests that it might in fact extract phosphorus from the water... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitosan The rest of the google hits were all about it's "suggested" weight loss benefits as a "fat attractor"....
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| Author: | Plachon [ Sep 29th, '08, 17:36 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Chitosan/Chitlin in liquod fertilizers |
RupertofOZ wrote: Humm... "wiki" article suggests that it might in fact extract phosphorus from the water... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitosan The rest of the google hits were all about it's "suggested" weight loss benefits as a "fat attractor".... Are you suggesting it will decrease nutrient levels and help my fish lose weight?  I read that in the wiki article also, although I didn't see it anywhere else. I may have to look for an alternative, the problem is they organic stuff over here is a little short on details, the labels just say a product is 'good' or 'very good'.
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| Author: | Dufflight [ Sep 29th, '08, 19:18 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Chitosan/Chitlin in liquod fertilizers |
diet fish. Wait till coke finds out. 
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