.144ppm phosphate is that high?

[Brian barranco]

I have finally tested phosphate in a long time. With the Hanna checker ulr . I got 47ppb. My question is , is that high ? What’s really consider high? I feed roids twice a week& got two clowns. feed once a day.

 

[csb123]

It entirely depends on how your tank is doing. If your corals are growing, and you’re not battling a big algae outbreak, you are doing great! If you’re struggling with your corals or are waist deep in algae, then I would consider slooooooooly lowering it.

 

[Blackice]

Agreed, if your corals are happy, leave it be. Sometimes your tank does better if you leave it alone and don’t chase parameters. As long as everything is happy, you are doing great.

 

[UCF Alum]

@Brian barranco
FWIW-
I run an acro tank. I tested my phosphates on Thursday. They were .15 and I have no intention of lowering them.

 

[DarkSky]

Mine hovers around .18-.2, I'd say you're fine.

 

[UCF Alum]

@DarkSky
Love the scape!

 

[Brian barranco]

Thanks for the info. I have sps and lps and leathers . Everything seems happy . Great growth and great colors , great polp extension. . A little algae problem .

 

[motortrendz]

I used to fight to keep mine down. I felt like the gfo was actually causing more harm than good. So I let it be. It pretty much sits between .14-.20 now. And everything looks amazing. My nitrates also hover about 4-6 so its a balancing act. Too low and i get cyano too high and i get algae. But when i chase the numbers i always wind up with problems. I let the system balance itself and things are good.

My point is how does your tank look? If it's in a pretty stage dont stress it.. let it be. If it has a problem then make an adjustment

 

[Tennyson]

My Phosphates are maintained around 0.25 - 0.3 ppm with GFO running. I do have some cyano/hair algae, but it is isolated. I'd say anything higher and you may get more problems.

 

[DarkSky]

@DarkSky
Love the scape!

Thanks! I wish I would have not gone so high in my tank so I could allow acros to grow out more. Ah well.

 

[Brian barranco]

I used to fight to keep mine down. I felt like the gfo was actually causing more harm than good. So I let it be. It pretty much sits between .14-.20 now. And everything looks amazing. My nitrates also hover about 4-6 so its a balancing act. Too low and i get cyano too high and i get algae. But when i chase the numbers i always wind up with problems. I let the system balance itself and things are good.

My point is how does your tank look? If it's in a pretty stage dont stress it.. let it be. If it has a problem then make an adjustment

The Mexican turbo snail is doing a great job keeping the hair algae gone!