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denny4twenny has Behind Glass: Aquarium Simulator

3 Sep, 2023 @ 3:16pm

Ammonia Utilization Plants (?)

i've been playing in simulation mode with mostly freshwater tanks and one saltwater tank, and everything has been going well except i'm confused about the ammonia utilization plants meter. it's suddenly at zero in a few of my tanks and my plants are beginning to become stressed. could anyone explain it to me so i can fix it before it becomes a problem?

Last edited by denny4twenny; 3 Sep, 2023 @ 3:58pm

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Originally posted by MrBGDev:

You can attempt all the things you mentioned. You have the option to either replicate the entire game or only a single tank, conduct your experiments, and assess their effectiveness. Once you've discovered the successful approach, apply it to the original tank.

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BitBros Games [developer] 3 Sep, 2023 @ 11:05pm

Ammonia Utilization indicates how much of the required ammonia the plants can currently consume.
If Ammonia Utilization is less than 100%, plants are not getting the ammonia they need. However, plants are able to use nitrate instead, so Ammonia Utilization below 100% may not cause stress if there is enough nitrate available.

denny4twenny has Behind Glass: Aquarium Simulator

4 Sep, 2023 @ 7:32am

thanks for replying! would the solution to this problem be to decrease the ammonia/nitrate filtering media in the filters, to add more waste producing creatures, to just dose with ammonium/nitrate, have less plants, or to do a combination of those? im hesitant to use the dosing pumps because i don't really understand them or the unlisted adverse effects they could lead to and i don't want to mess up anything else. currently all the other levels seem to be doing well so i don't want to add anything that would imbalance the rest. also, does this meter affect saltwater tanks being there's no plants involved? again, thank you for the help in understanding and congratulations on the absolute gem of a game:)

Originally posted by BitBros Games:
Ammonia Utilization indicates how much of the required ammonia the plants can currently consume.
If Ammonia Utilization is less than 100%, plants are not getting the ammonia they need. However, plants are able to use nitrate instead, so Ammonia Utilization below 100% may not cause stress if there is enough nitrate available.

Last edited by denny4twenny; 4 Sep, 2023 @ 7:33am