Jan 22, 2024 #1 Deblee New Member View Badges Joined Oct 24, 2019 Messages 12 Reaction score 7 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 I started dosing this 5 days ago and so far my phosphates are still 0. My tank is a 125g with 30g sump but I have a lot of rock so I am dosing 5ml a day. Should I dose more or does it just take longer to show any phosphate?
I started dosing this 5 days ago and so far my phosphates are still 0. My tank is a 125g with 30g sump but I have a lot of rock so I am dosing 5ml a day. Should I dose more or does it just take longer to show any phosphate?
Jan 23, 2024 #2 ti_lavender Active Member View Badges R2R Secret Santa 2023 My Tank Thread Joined Nov 12, 2022 Messages 221 Reaction score 175 Location PDX Rating - 0% 0 0 0 How much did you dose and of what product/solution?
Jan 23, 2024 #3 Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert Reef Chemist View Badges Staff member Super Moderator Excellence Award Expert Contributor Article Contributor R2R Research My Tank Thread Joined Sep 5, 2014 Messages 72,100 Reaction score 69,741 Location Massachusetts, United States Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Almost certainly you need to dose a lot more than your target concentration to account for binding to rock and sand, as well as uptake.
Almost certainly you need to dose a lot more than your target concentration to account for binding to rock and sand, as well as uptake.