High phosphate and low nitrate

[Perthegallon]

So my nitrate is 0.4 and phosphate is 0.9 how do I get phosphate down without nitrate?

 

[PokeFish]

wc/filtration while dosing nitrates or you can feed nitrate heavy food

 

[Perthegallon]

wc/filtration while dosing nitrates or you can feed nitrate heavy food

Reef roofs phosphate right not nitrate?

 

[PokeFish]

Reef roofs phosphate right not nitrate?

do u mean reef roids? if so idk

 

[Perthegallon]

Yeah I’m not sure what to do

 

[Spare time]

A pinch of GFO

 

[bushdoc]

As Spare time says, but I would use a bit more then a pinch. You could also use Lanthanum ( if so, be sure to read posts how to use it).
Other method would be to feed frozen food, not dry one, but rinse it before.

 

[Perthegallon]

As Spare time says, but I would use a bit more then a pinch. You could also use Lanthanum ( if so, be sure to read posts how to use it).
Other method would be to feed frozen food, not dry one, but rinse it before.

Should I just run the frozen cube under water?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

If you want nitrate higher and phosphate lower, you will have to feed more or dose an N-containing compound (amino acids, ammonia, or nitrate) to boost nitrate, and use some strong method to export phosphate. Water changes are not the ticket. Even 100% change won't work well enough. GFO and lanthanum will work, as might a balanced export method (such as macroalgae) with even more N added.

 

[Perthegallon]

If you want nitrate higher and phosphate lower, you will have to feed more or dose an N-containing compound (amino acids, ammonia, or nitrate) to boost nitrate, and use some strong method to export phosphate. Water changes are not the ticket. Even 100% change won't work well enough. GFO and lanthanum will work, as might a balanced export method (such as macroalgae) with even more N added.

I’m going to start heaving feeding and running small amount of gfo