Phosphate to low?

[Fredrxn]

Sup guys my new tank has been up about a month...my phosphate always sit at 0.03 have not moved...tested with hanna checker ulr..I am assuming my phosphate are around 0.01 is that to low for a mixed reef?.... nitrates are around 15 or so

 

[saltyfins]

ideally, you would want them there. however, if you have GHA it's also using it.

 

[catiebartholomew]

Sup guys my new tank has been up about a month...my phosphate always sit at 0.03 have not moved...tested with hanna checker ulr..I am assuming my phosphate are around 0.01 is that to low for a mixed reef?.... nitrates are around 15 or so

if your corals look happy don’t worry about it ) i run an ultra low nutrient system and haven’t run into issues with keeping low phosphates and nitrates. reef roids will raise your phosphates if you want them higher. phyto is a good alternative if you want to keep lower nutrient levels

 

[Screwgunner]

I ran uln for a year my corals grew but very slow . I bumped up my phosphates to .1 nitrates around 8 . And I can almost see them grow . My birds nest started new branches and in a month they have grown 1/2 inch.