Which foods are high in phosphate?

[Bustyraker]

So I've been battling stn issues for a while now. My triton test came back with 0 pO4 and 0 phosphorus. I have since been feeding twice that of what I used to. I feed LRS Reef Frenzy and a sheet of Nori daily. I have also been dumping a mixture of oyster feast, reef chili, reef roids, and KZ coral vitalizer almost daily. Sometimes a big squirt in the morning and even more that night. So after 3 weeks of these feeding habits my phosphorus is an astonishing 5ppb as tested with a Hanna ULR phosphorus test. I do not use GFO but I do use Red Sea nopox to combat nitrate. I have only been dosing nopox for a week or so and had 0 Po4 before using nopox. Are there any super high po4 foods I can feed to help raise my phosphate levels?

 

[Tegridy Reef]

My recommendation feeding more and more to raise it I thought wasted food turns to po4

 

[Bunnee911]

Flakes or shrimp pellets.

 

[jason2459]

What I look for in a dry food is low ash, low moisture, and if looking for a carnivour blend the first ingredient is a meat and is not a meal. If looking for an algae based dry food the first ingredient is a plant food. So, look for the opposite if you want higher phosphate content. I would just feed more.

I feed a mix of NLS 1mm Marine pellets mixed with NLS AlgaeMax 4 times per day in an automatic feeder.

Then 3-4 times a day some meaty foods by hand.

Plus a couple sheets of nori.


All foods will supply phosphates even if consumed.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

My recommendation feeding more and more to raise it I thought wasted food turns to po4

Food, whether wasted or eaten, results in phosphate in the water. From this perspective, it doesn't much matter if it is eaten or not.

I discuss phosphate levels of foods here:

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2012/3/chemistry

 

[Wilsoni]

Out of curiosity, do you dose aminos in addition?

 

[twilliard]

Here is a cool test
This is a po4 test with 16ml of tank water with 1ml of sample
This is from a well known frozen prepared food

Check out the reading


Feed frozen prepared foods and you are set

 

[Bustyraker]

Out of curiosity, do you dose aminos in addition?

Yes I dose KZ Amino Acids daily

 

[Rjmul]

Food, whether wasted or eaten, results in phosphate in the water. From this perspective, it doesn't much matter if it is eaten or not.

I discuss phosphate levels of foods here:

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2012/3/chemistry

Randy I keep seeing this link everywhere and I want to check it out, it appears to be broken ?

 

[EuphylliaAddict]

So I've been battling stn issues for a while now. My triton test came back with 0 pO4 and 0 phosphorus. I have since been feeding twice that of what I used to. I feed LRS Reef Frenzy and a sheet of Nori daily. I have also been dumping a mixture of oyster feast, reef chili, reef roids, and KZ coral vitalizer almost daily. Sometimes a big squirt in the morning and even more that night. So after 3 weeks of these feeding habits my phosphorus is an astonishing 5ppb as tested with a Hanna ULR phosphorus test. I do not use GFO but I do use Red Sea nopox to combat nitrate. I have only been dosing nopox for a week or so and had 0 Po4 before using nopox. Are there any super high po4 foods I can feed to help raise my phosphate levels?

IMO (not much) reef roids over feeding helped me get my po4 from 0 to 0.11 just one overfeeding, also skip a water change or so until you get to the desired level, then if it gets out of hand just do a WC. Also I would only over feed a day at a time until you see the desired range, if you don't test you'll go way over and need a water change most likely. Also I would just check it AM and PM to see the levels. I noticed mine set right at 0.11 and haven't moved in days, I'll slowly feed more mysis and brine at a lower quantity until I get around the desired level of 0.04-0.03.... good luck, I just know reef roids boosted my po4.