coralman05
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my phosphates are at 3.. any ideas(killing my corals) besides RO water
high phosphates help?
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coralman05
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yeah i just did it was at 3.. witch is pretty high the chart only went to 6.. my dad gets water from a spring... i'm thinking i'm going to use that instead of the tap water? good idea? i'm not overfeeding/ overstocking
coralman05
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would getting some greenery help also? i've never had any of it.. so i'm not sure how to keep it alive and growing
bang guy
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Test the spring water before using it. A deionizer is going to be your most effective tool.
As far as greenery, at a PO4 level of 3.0ppm you're going to need a LOT of it. And also remember that the PO4 stays in the tank until you physically harvest the algae and remove it from the tank.
There's a good thread on building an algae scrubber. In your case I think it would be well worth the effort.
As far as greenery, at a PO4 level of 3.0ppm you're going to need a LOT of it. And also remember that the PO4 stays in the tank until you physically harvest the algae and remove it from the tank.
There's a good thread on building an algae scrubber. In your case I think it would be well worth the effort.
snakeblitz33
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I also recommend testing the spring water before using it. In your situation, I recommend building a turf algae scrubber to help eliminate phosphates and assist with nutrient export. (as Bang said.)
coralman05
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okk yeahh sounds goods guys.. and any advice on how to use fluval lab series phosphate remover.. i put it in the yesterday and my phosphates are already down!