Low phosphates

[frostie18]

Ok but don’t run it while you’re trying to get phosphates up. It’ll remove them.

Glad you said that, will wait till I get the phosphates up to a good level, then go for it.
Thank you

 

[Johnic]

Curious how your making out...I have the same issue with low if not 0 phos and dino's

 

[Aquariumaddictuk]

Hi,
How do I increase my Phosphates in my tank?
All other paramiters are good, but my Phosphates are 0!
Having major troubles with Dinos and Dinoflagellates.
I know I need to increase the nutrients, but what is the best natural way to do this?
I'm in the UK, so will need to be something I can buy quickly as my corals are looking very sad.
Thanks in advance

I use reef roids for feeding which can bump phos up too high but with tinkering you will learn to get balance right to a level you're happy with

 

[frostie18]

Curious how your making out...I have the same issue with low if not 0 phos and dino's

Hi,
Took the advise on using Reef Roids and bingo!!
Slow process as Troylee said don't use what they recommend as it could go the other way. I put a small bit at a time and tested. Today I managed to get it as it should be, and now my slime brown algae has gone, although I do have a little bit of dino's still present. Not as bad though. Things now seems to be picking up.
So yes, recommend that thanks to Troylee to whom I am eternally grateful!
Give it a try. Good luck

 

[frostie18]

Curious how your making out...I have the same issue with low if not 0 phos and dino's

I must admit that I actually thought my test kit was not working as it was clear for over a week!
So I thought I'd put some water in my test bottle (as per instructions) and put some reef roids in it, and tested it to see. It turned blue, very blue, so I knew my test kit was actually working. My Phosphates were so low, completely off the scale in fact. So persevere with it slowly.

 

[Johnic]

I must admit that I actually thought my test kit was not working as it was clear for over a week!
So I thought I'd put some water in my test bottle (as per instructions) and put some reef roids in it, and tested it to see. It turned blue, very blue, so I knew my test kit was actually working. My Phosphates were so low, completely off the scale in fact. So persevere with it slowly.

Got it. I have the same issue. mine must be so low it hasn’t showed any blue color on the test kit for the past 3 days. Been dosing neophos and feeding reef roids, let’s see what happens.
‘The dino’s have been very stubborn and not going away for about 2 months.

 

[Johnic]

Are you dosing Neophos as well ?

 

[frostie18]

Got it. I have the same issue. mine must be so low it hasn’t showed any blue color on the test kit for the past 3 days. Been dosing neophos and feeding reef roids, let’s see what happens.
‘The dino’s have been very stubborn and not going away for about 2 months.

Have you got plenty of clean up crew??
I bought some new snails and a strawberry conch. The conch is amazing as it has already cleared the sand of dino's and you can see a line up the glass where he's been. Also hilarious to watch, especially with his little eyes staring at you.
It's a matter of patience I'm afraid. I'm not in the clear yet, but will keep fighting it.

 

[Johnic]

Have you got plenty of clean up crew??
I bought some new snails and a strawberry conch. The conch is amazing as it has already cleared the sand of dino's and you can see a line up the glass where he's been. Also hilarious to watch, especially with his little eyes staring at you.
It's a matter of patience I'm afraid. I'm not in the clear yet, but will keep fighting it.

I do have a lot for turbo snails and crabs. I need to find a conch, no one has them avail to buy by me.

 

[frostie18]

Are you dosing Neophos as well ?

No, I just used one called Phoyp Lab. s
Seems to be working really... Smells lol

 

[frostie18]

I do mix it with some just-defrosted brine shrimp. It was a tip I got from one of the Tidal Gardens YouTube videos.

I usually leave all my pumps and filtration off for 25-30 minutes when feeding corals. Some of the corals eat very slowly (if at all).

This works really well
Thanks for that

 

[sticksxx84]

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[w8lifts]

Had this issue until I got an auto feeder, might be worth looking into. Gets old constantly checking PO4, now I check once every couple of weeks and usually climbs up throughout the week or two but is very predictable now with the auto feeder

 

[frostie18]

Had this issue until I got an auto feeder, might be worth looking into. Gets old constantly checking PO4, now I check once every couple of weeks and usually climbs up throughout the week or two but is very predictable now with the auto feeder

I will look into one of those, probably do well as my partner often makes my tank look like a snow globe!!
I'll get onto that in the morning.
Thanks

 

[w8lifts]

You can also put a light dusting of reef roids or reef benne