Mar 24, 2012 #1 UNCFAN Active Member View Badges Joined Nov 11, 2011 Messages 132 Reaction score 93 Location North Carolina Rating - 0% 0 0 0 If you detect PO4 when doing your water tests and you know that the source is the sand bed and the rock. If you removed the sand bed and removed the rocks..........would the remaining water still contain PO4??
If you detect PO4 when doing your water tests and you know that the source is the sand bed and the rock. If you removed the sand bed and removed the rocks..........would the remaining water still contain PO4??
Mar 24, 2012 #2 S S@ltydog Community Member View Badges Joined Dec 22, 2011 Messages 39 Reaction score 0 Location Nevada Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Until something "ate" it yes , or filtered it out with media. Algae eats phosphates.
Mar 24, 2012 #3 VegasRick Well-Known Member View Badges Joined May 29, 2009 Messages 592 Reaction score 36 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 The water would still contain the phosphates until it is removed by a biological process or filtration.
The water would still contain the phosphates until it is removed by a biological process or filtration.
