Spike in phosphate

[Moshiko13]

Hi i am a littel new to that. A week ago My phosphate spiked (by mistake of me) from 0.03 to over 2.5 ( until now there is no negative symptoms).
What is the safest way to correct that?

 

[KrisReef]

Water change

 

[Moshiko13]

I have been told that water change will no change the phosphate so much

 

[V A R I A N T]

The safest way depends on what livestock you have in your tank. Can you post a pic, and give a bit more detail? Size of tank, livestock, etc?

 

[melonheadorion]

do you have coral, or having any other issues other than a phosphate spike?

water changes wont do much for you, or very little if it does, but adding phosphate reducing things, like rowa phos will help remove phosphate from the tank. i dont know that there is anything to really worry about, with a spike, other than algae issues, so i would just start reducing it with rowa phos, elimi np, other carbons, etc. just to name a couple. i would suspect that maybe your nitrate is elevated too?

 

[Moshiko13]

Hi i have some coral in the system.
As i mentioned in the post there are no negative symptoms on them.
Someone advised me to use Coral Snow Plus insted of Rowa because Rowa absorb more than just phosphate. Is that true?

 

[wiktor]

Hi i am a littel new to that. A week ago My phosphate spiked (by mistake of me) from 0.03 to over 2.5 ( until now there is no negative symptoms).
What is the safest way to correct that?

Water change to gradually get out of use a phosphate remover

 

[Jiliman]

I have been told that water change will no change the phosphate so much

I have had the same problem 2 weeks ago. Water change doesn't help that much or if it does it's a little. You can solve your problem by adding GFO reactor to your sump. It works perfectly fine.

 

[Moshiko13]

I have had the same problem 2 weeks ago. Water change doesn't help that much or if it does it's a little. You can solve your problem by adding GFO reactor to your sump. It works perfectly fine.

And there is no negative side?
The sudden absorb will not harm the color of the corals?

 

[Jiliman]

And there is no negative side?
The sudden absorb will not harm the color of the corals?

You can control it by testing every day for a week. Turn the flow down or turn it off If you saw a big drop. This worked for me.

 

[Aquachristik]

If you know the source of the spike then GFO or light lanthanum dosing will help bring it down. Avoiding the mistake will keep it down.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hi i am a littel new to that. A week ago My phosphate spiked (by mistake of me) from 0.03 to over 2.5 ( until now there is no negative symptoms).
What is the safest way to correct that?

have you started to feed coral foods such as reef roids or increased amount of food fed to fish ?
Other would be, if you used or snuck in some tap water from the faucet.
While a series of water changes will lower number, I use/utilize chemipure blue which lowers it and keeps it in check

 

[Jiliman]

And there is no negative side?
The sudden absorb will not harm the color of the corals?

I would say Not all