Hanna Phosphorus checker

[stevenson166]

Hi All, Just a little confused on what my phosphorus checker reading means. I have just purchased the Hanna Phosphorus ULR and got a reading of 92ppb ..Is this good or bad ?
Sorry if its a noob question its just i am new to Marine.
Paul

 

[Gtinnel]

Multiply by 3.066 then divide by 1000 to get your answer in phosphate

 

[Gtinnel]

So your phosphate .28.

There is a chart that Hanna provides. I tried linking the pdf but it didn't work

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.hannainst.com/hubfs/006-finished-content/Aquarium/phosphorus-to-phosphate-conversion-table--hanna-instruments.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiGtqzOgrT1AhWSKM0KHQkdDO4QFnoECAoQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1iguiZq9_3VX4jFkLnh197

 

[stevenson166]

Found the PDF thanks

 

[X-37B]

Here is the chart.

 

[Gtinnel]

Ok I got the Google link to work. That link will download the chart, and how to do the conversion yourself is listed at the top of the chart.
The ULR phosphorus is the better Hanna checker IMO, it's just a little bit of a pain to have to convert it

 

[stevenson166]

Thanks, I did start to have an algae problem maybe staring 8 days ago and have been dosing 2ml of Red Sea NO3 - PO4 -X since. Hopefully this more accurate method will aid me in getting the level of Phosphates to a safer level. Visually it is looking a lot better. Also have my protein skimmer and Carbon reactor on.