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So just for the sake of saying I tested it... I placed a chunk of dryrock in a cleaned bucket and filled it with RO/DI water, 24hrs later I tested the water for phosphate... is this a valid reading?
I've done this with other types of dryrock (pukani from BRS) and the results showed 2.64+...
The reason the rock was shipped late was it was wet and need to dry out from all the rain it soaked up as it was outside for a prolong time and never covered , is it possible the rains leach out all the phosphate?
Trying to add a post from tapatalk is a pain, and the spell check is horrible...lol...:tongue:
I'm taking a phased approach to testing this one... why, because I'm bored?!?! :tongue: lol
Keeping in mind that this is
reportedly fossilized ancient reef rock and mined from a once underground source, I would think it should have
some PO4... Unlike
pukani that is ocean harvested, dried, and contaminated with sponges and other soon to be decomposing material once added to saltwater (or freshwater) therefore accounting for the elevated levels of PO4, I would expect to see it in both samples of either rock.
I tested the water 3 times received the same results each time, next step is to place it in a heated, power-head circulating bucket of saltwater and allow it to cycle for a few weeks... will test it every 3 days to see if any change...
Also going to take another chuck, acid dip (I know there's way more to acid dipping, simplifying it for this post), and follow a similar process to see if any different results are achieved.
Going to take one more chuck and just let it sit in RO/DI for the entire time of the process, as a control.
My only regret, is I don't have additional types to test, so results will be 100% limited to what I have for dryrock.
