Adding Phosphate 4 algae?

[ogdog30]

Is it alright to do this?????

 

[humuhumu]

Why would you want to? Phosphates are in almost everything that you put in the aquarium, like fish food. The general idea is to reduce phosphates with regular water changes. If you are looking to grow micro algaes away from a display tank you might experiment with it.

 

[timo]

Yea, what's your purpose?

 

[joker_ca]

Are u trying to setup an algea tank???? I have read that they are hard to maintain because of all the nutriuents you have to keep adding

 

[ogdog30]

What are all the nutrients u have to add, i have almost every additive on the market...

 

[humuhumu]

If you are just trying to grow algae, I really don't know what their requirements are. Most of us use algae for nutrient up take and as a form of nutrient removal.
As far as all of the additives go, I have found that they cause me more problems that benifits. I use regular water changes
for my trace elements and dose with calcium for my corals and clams, that's it.

 

[timo]

Nutrients also come nicely packaged as...fish... Simply add one or two, feed daily, and ...Presto...Nutrients.

 

[joker_ca]

ALGEA aquariums dont have any fish in them, kind of like a reef but no corals or fish i have seen a couple of pictures of them in my fish magazine that i get but that was a long time ago
OGDOG is that what your trying to go set up an algea aquarium or are u try to grow more coraline algea in your tank?

 

[ogdog30]

Algae tank, i understand phosphates would be deadly (and turn my tank green) but i did hear about the algae tank so thats what im asking about

 

[joker_ca]

let me see if i can find that artical on the algea aquarium and if i find it i'll post it for u