Is 0.08 high for phosphate?
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Dashiki
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The red sea kit.
Tank has been up and running for 5 months and I have not seen any new coralline algea on the dry rock. Any ideas on how to promote this?
All my other levels are spot on.
Tank has been up and running for 5 months and I have not seen any new coralline algea on the dry rock. Any ideas on how to promote this?
All my other levels are spot on.
badlands25
New Member
I run gfo and carbon in my canister filter to combat phos. Mine is usually around .25 and I have a ton of coralline algae. It takes time for it to start up. Make sure your Ca, Mg, Alk levels are up also. Hope this helps
btkrausen
Fish Hoarder
Use Purple Up <-- just kidding
Coraline needs light, calcium, and magnesium to grow. Make sure those are at sufficient levels as well. You can also try dosing kalk as a cheaper solution to increase calcium.
Coraline needs light, calcium, and magnesium to grow. Make sure those are at sufficient levels as well. You can also try dosing kalk as a cheaper solution to increase calcium.
jarred1
Active Member
The red sea phosphate tests will always give you a false reading of .08 even if it's truly lower than .08.
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cm079
New Member
really? I just used it too and mine was in between numbers, I guess-stamated it at .05. I wonder if its right
mighty
New Member
The Hanna Phosphate Checker is one of my best purchases. Most Phosphate test kits are $20-40 and trying to read some shade of blue is very difficult. The Hanna gives you an exact number, and I;ll admit that I have no idea how accurate it is scientifically (most seem to think its fairly accurate), it does give you consistency (usually) and ease of use.
For $50 it has been a much easier way for me to determine phosphate levels.
For $50 it has been a much easier way for me to determine phosphate levels.
