How can i raise my Phosphate please

Bape47 · Oct 4, 2019

I just saw my torch is it problem because my Phosphate is low?

I just check my water and Phosphate is 0

I run skimmer,chaeto,carbon bag and bio ball

How can i raise phosphate to 0.03 plz?

Goose91 · Oct 4, 2019

You can buy phosphate in a bottle to manually dose it. However i am no expert on corals and cant recommend wether or not this will help. Just know you can buy it from literally any fish store.

Nicholas Dushynsky · Oct 4, 2019

What are your other parameters? Also have you changed anything, like lighting or flow?

Nicholas Dushynsky · Oct 4, 2019

How old is the tank? Is it a new coral? We will need some more info to help you go on the right path, I could be as simple as feeding more to help raise.

Bape47 · Oct 4, 2019

I just moved this tank to new house,that torch just came in my tank couple days ago,but it full open really fast and long tentacles,its gold aussie

I try to keep my alk 8.5 to 9 or up i dont have sps,i have only lps and softcorals so,just wonder why it has white tentacles

BayouReefer · Oct 4, 2019

What are your Nitrates? If they are also low don’t run your skimmer all day turn it off for 8 hours a day.

Bape47 · Oct 4, 2019

I gonna check later

erk · Oct 4, 2019

Turn off the skimmer for a couple hours everyday. That would be a cheap and easy fix instead of dosing something else.

lexinverts · Oct 4, 2019

Bioballs or biopellets? If you are running biopellets try removing them.

PatW · Oct 4, 2019

You could add phosphates with Brightwell Aquatics Neophos.

Or you can make your own for far less $$$. I use trisodium phosphate. I get an analytical grade reagent from Eisen-Golden laboratories for not that much. I add 2 tablespoons of the phosphate salt to 1 gallon of RODI for a stock solution. I get about .03 ppm with about 2 tablespoons of my stock solution into 300 gallons starting at 0 ppm. Whether you want to fool around with diy depends on your usage.