phosphate

[High Plains Reefer]

So I am having a bit of a weird problem and it is a lack of phosphate I plan on getting rid of most of my macro today in hopes that will help any other suggestions is there any way to dose phosphate?

 

[Kluker589]

Fish food?!???

 

[szavoda]

Just curious - what are you targeting in terms of limits?

 

[High Plains Reefer]

I feed 3x a day my hanna checker reads 0.00

 

[Kluker589]

Are u running gfo??

 

[High Plains Reefer]

Heard that you need some phosphate I was thinking around .05 is a good target

 

[High Plains Reefer]

no gfo no carbon dosing

 

[Kluker589]

No phosphate isn't horrible but not great eather. If your tank runs to clean corals can struggle growing.

 

[High Plains Reefer]

that is my problem exactly plus they tend to STN and the colors are kinda crappy I am running about 500 g and only have about 20 or so fish

 

[Firedawg56]

Simply feed some flake food to increase it...that crap is loaded with phosphates

 

[Gonefishin]

Add more fish?

 

[Kluker589]

Well in this case you have a good excuse to get more fish more fish is always better just don't go overboard. Do u have tangs. They will add more bio load to help with the problem.

 

[High Plains Reefer]

kinda what I am thinking and bioload reduce nutrient export I took my skimmer out too about a week ago and still no change

 

[Kluker589]

He feeds 3x a day. I don't know if you want to feed more.

 

[High Plains Reefer]

yep have 3 yellows 1 powder blue 1 naso 1 kole

 

[Kluker589]

Ya. More fish may help.

 

[High Plains Reefer]

hey pheth Ill take those other corals I will pm you

 

[sharkboy99999]

Could also be faulty test kit

 

[Kluker589]

It's a Hanna. It's probably correct

 

[sharkboy99999]

It's a Hanna. It's probably correct

Actually I've heard of a lot that gave incorrect reading.