If you had phosphates above 1.0ppm

[lewis.maryann08]

I dont have a skimmer thats why i thought i needed to change it more often..

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

they usually had to endure some well meant criticism.

We're a bit more laid back round here. Phosphates happen, try to feed less. Like my love handles really. avoid cupcakes.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Everything as far as corals is good all but my bubble tip and my dunken dont want to open whar is PO4 abd No 3 does it help keep it stable

You should definitely begin testing those numbers. Too may Phosphates and nitrates and you may get a lot of alge growth and many corals dont like it , but too few and the corals may starve.

No3 is nitrate and po4 is phosphate. both are basically fertilizer so to speak. Dissolved foods that feed both coral and plants.

Here is a good list of the basic parameters. http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-05/rhf/

 

[happyhourhero]

My seachem test came in yesterday and it tested around .5. I put some of that phosphate pad in my sump to try and bring it down a bit. Will test again on Sunday probably. My battlecorals frags did not brown out so thats a good thing.

 

[mtraylor]

If you have no problems I would let it ride. If Coral is happy with no algae no sense chasing numbers.QUOTE]
Words or wisdom. If its not broke. Don't try and fix it.

 

[dangros]

Theres a few tanks we could look at with some stupid high po4 and colored corals.

Yes and they make me sick

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Yes and they make me sick

Hahahaha.

 

[Mattres]

Yes and they make me sick

PO4 level was 1.0ppm when I took this photo back in April.
But since then there has been hardly any growth, just slow encrusting.