Just tested my water

[John_A]

So if I stop All for Reef for a bit everything should equal out correct?

 

[PharmrJohn]

4+ year tank with zero phosphate?
Salifert very very hard to tell any change at all.
You can bump that a tad, but Hanna phosphate or phosphorus checker helps me a ton manage that number.

+1 for Hanna. I'm gonna get as many Hanna checkers as I can. Although I hear the Ca Checker leaves something to be desired. For that I'll use Red Sea Calcium Pro. 15 years ago, it was all about Salifert. Now, there are other, better options.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

So if I stop All for Reef for a bit everything should equal out correct?

Alk will decline. Calcium will fall a small amount (~19 ppm for each 2.8 dKH of alk decline). You won't notice any actual magnesium consumption.

 

[John_A]

Alk will decline. Calcium will fall a small amount (~19 ppm for each 2.8 dKH of alk decline). You won't notice any actual magnesium consumption.

Any ideas on the algae issues how to solve?

 

[Uncle99]

I'm sure I have some phosphate due to having algae but the test was as clear as water

So is mine, but when read by my Hanna, it’s 0.23.
I’d doubt phosphate is an issue.

I think your numbers are fine. All testing is ballpark anyways.

Alk high, seems that way but tank looks good to me. Sometimes that can be the best test of all.

 

[John_A]

This is the algae I'm dealing with

 

[John_A]

So after testing my water my nitrates went from a 10 to a 5 I removed some algae off the back wall should I be keeping a eye on my nitrates so they Don't 0 out? I do have a slight Algae problem but Ofcourse I Don't want to feed it either by dosing Nitrates

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

5 ppm nitrate is fine.