Phosphates

[Gordonm]

Well I see my phosphates jumped from .09 to over .2 in three days. I was feeding some reef roids once then for two days that new red sea AB plus i think it is. It's probably normal though for a 40 gal when feeding because of the small tank? I haven't fed since and will test again when 3 or 4 days pass.

 

[ReefHomieJon]

In my personal experience, Reef Roids are the phosphate devil. They spiked mine too real bad. Maybe if you run GFO then you can get away with using Roids. I don’t use GFO, just chemi pure blue in a reactor and I have a refugium. But I do use the new Red Sea coral nutrition once a day(mixed reef dose) and I haven’t noticed it affect my phosphates. I may start using reef Roids occasionally again tho but only if my phosphate gets really low

 

[Gordonm]

Funny thing is i have a little caulerpa in my DT not too mention my urchin is growing it on his back...lol. I am now running some phosguard too. Yeah doesn't matter how little you use of reef roids it's just spikes the phosphates.

 

[ReefHomieJon]

That’s basically been my experience with it

 

[X-37B]

Feed the fish not the corals is my motto lol. Works well.