JBJ 20 gallon AIO reef tank

[dvgyfresh]

Also what are you feeding ? It must have a high conc of phosphate maybe switch diet

 

[shadow_k]

Was gonna suggest lanthium chloride but idk how to dose without skimmer , I would recommend some GFO to lower phosphate put in filter

Would chemi pure blue work ?

 

[dvgyfresh]

Would chemi pure blue work ?

Mm no if going that route use chemi pure elite- it contains gfo I would recommend straight gfo because yr nitrates are where you want them the chemi pure products will also lower nitrate a bit

 

[shadow_k]

Mm no if going that route use chemi pure elite- it contains gfo

I’ll pick some up tomorrow , I was feeding to bring up nitrates but it raised phosphates instead I’m guessing

 

[dvgyfresh]

I’ll pick some up tomorrow , I was feeding to bring up nitrates but it raised phosphates instead I’m guessing

Also as crazy as it sounds but dosing neonitro would lower phosphate also

 

[Goaway]

Phosphates still high and nitrates still 5 ! What to do now @elorablue it went down by .02

That is just crazy. Hopefully some gfo will work out for you.

 

[shadow_k]

Also as crazy as it sounds but dosing neonitro would lower phosphate also

So I have 3 options I believe
1 kalkwiesser can also lower phosphates I have some of that
2 dose neonitro
3. Buy some chemi pure elite so it slowly removes phosphates

how does neonitro dropphosphates ?

 

[shadow_k]

That is just crazy. Hopefully some gfo will work out for you.

I hope so it’s weird the only ones that seem to be bothered are the hammer and Duncan other then that everything else looks fine but I’ll do my best in lowering it

 

[dvgyfresh]

So I have 3 options I believe
1 kalkwiesser can also lower phosphates I have some of that
2 dose neonitro
3. Buy some chemi pure elite so it slowly removes phosphates

how does neonitro dropphosphates ?

I couldn’t tell you exactly why, but it is stated on the bottle of neo nitro that it lowers phosphates. I think it has something to do with high phosphate limiting calcium uptake like skeletal growth for lps/sps coral I think it stuns something that processes it. When my nitrate / phosphate are not in the red field ratio bad things happen to me (bad algae Dino’s ect..). When the ratio is higher phosphate things are growing but not the skeleton itself , take my advice with a grain of salt tho lol

 

[shadow_k]

I couldn’t tell you exactly why, but it is stated on the bottle of neo nitro that it lowers phosphates. I think it has something to do with high phosphate limiting calcium uptake like skeletal growth for lps/sps coral I think it stuns something that processes it. When my nitrate / phosphate are not in the red field ratio bad things happen to me (bad algae Dino’s ect..). When the ratio is higher phosphate things are growing but not the skeleton itself , take my advice with a grain of salt tho lol

Oh don’t I know it lol I’ll just got with gfo it’s a safer option ‘

 

[shadow_k]

I couldn’t tell you exactly why, but it is stated on the bottle of neo nitro that it lowers phosphates. I think it has something to do with high phosphate limiting calcium uptake like skeletal growth for lps/sps coral I think it stuns something that processes it. When my nitrate / phosphate are not in the red field ratio bad things happen to me (bad algae Dino’s ect..). When the ratio is higher phosphate things are growing but not the skeleton itself , take my advice with a grain of salt tho lol

What I also find weird is that I have no algae in the tank so how can I have high phosphates with 0 algae ? I wonder if it’s my sponge or filter floss holding something In it

 

[Goaway]

What I also find weird is that I have no algae in the tank so how can I have high phosphates with 0 algae ? I wonder if it’s my sponge or filter floss holding something In it

high possibility. May want to get that taken care of and see. Rinsed out or exchanged. However you go about it. Some replace half at a time to seed the new floss.

 

[shadow_k]

high possibility. May want to get that taken care of and see. Rinsed out or exchanged. However you go about it. Some replace half at a time to seed the new floss.

Water change will be on Sunday I’ll take a look at the back chambers see if anything is stuck in them

 

[Goaway]

Water change will be on Sunday I’ll take a look at the back chambers see if anything is stuck in them

It doesn't sound like an emergency. But it is so weird. No algae? Or cyano bloom? I am sure you'll find whatever it is. Aquariums are weird.

 

[dvgyfresh]

Water change will be on Sunday I’ll take a look at the back chambers see if anything is stuck in them

Sometimes you need to rinse them / squeeze

 

[shadow_k]

It doesn't sound like an emergency. But it is so weird. No algae? Or cyano bloom? I am sure you'll find whatever it is. Aquariums are weird.

I hope so I hate to be confused by test kits I only have 6 tests left for phosphate. But I’m not even sure if I’m doing it correctly Hanna has a curve so it doesn’t line up

 

[shadow_k]

Sometimes you need to rinse them / squeeze

I haven’t squeezed my sponge in a month haha

 

[dvgyfresh]

I haven’t squeezed my sponge in a month haha

That’s your phosphate bomb lol

 

[shadow_k]

That’s your phosphate bomb lol

I’ll squeeze it tonight, you know I always squeeze my fresh water sponges but I always forget my salt tank has one too

 

[shadow_k]

Double post ! :

took out the sponge and rinsed it and my gosh this thing had so much gunk in it probably reefroids, reef candy mysis you name it I’ll test again in a day or so to see if I get different readings! Have a good night