How to bring phosphates up

[Rcollick]

What's the best way to bring phosphates to a decent level? I'm starting to get a little hair algea but nothing to be concerned with. My current parameters are
Alk 8.3
Cal 425
No3 8
No4 0
Mag 1320
Salinity 1.026
Temp 78

 

[mta_morrow]

I use Seachem Flourish to raise phosphates when I need to.

Do a search on here and you will find many ways to do it.

Whatever you decide, do it slowly

 

[Matt Carden]

I ordered some mono potassium phosphate to bring up my phosphate should be here Tuesday.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Mono-Potas...566013?hash=item2f28e51a3d:g:X40AAOSw~bFWHTzB

You'll need this calculator for dosing

http://www.theplantedtank.co.uk/calculator.htm

 

[Rcollick]

I use Seachem Flourish to raise phosphates when I need to.

Do a search on here and you will find many ways to do it.

Whatever you decide, do it slowly

Do your nitrates seem to come down when your phosphates rise?

 

[Rcollick]

I ordered some mono potassium phosphate to bring up my phosphate should be here Tuesday.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Mono-Potas...566013?hash=item2f28e51a3d:g:X40AAOSw~bFWHTzB

You'll need this calculator for dosing

http://www.theplantedtank.co.uk/calculator.htm

Keep me posted please.

 

[mta_morrow]

Do your nitrates seem to come down when your phosphates rise?

Yes. At one point my nitrates would not drop any further as my phosphates were at 0.

 

[Matt Carden]

In 7 weeks I have not had readable phosphate and my Nitrates are off the chart.

 

[Rcollick]

In 7 weeks I have not had readable phosphate and my Nitrates are off the chart.

Corals looking ok?

 

[Matt Carden]

Nothing but dry reef saver type rock and special grade sand. I'm doing a long cycle

 

[LobsterOfJustice]

First post says NO4 but did you mean PO4? What are you using to measure phosphate? I’m not sure I would jump straight to dosing phosphate to solve a hair algae issue...