Phosphate Test
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gsxr1100
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Originally Posted by drew2005
Can anyone reccomend a good test kit for this? Im gonna pick one up today and check my tank cuz my algae doesnt seem like its going away.
I used sailfert tests when I thought I had an algea issue. Come to find out it was overfeeding, lights needed to be replaced and need more flow. Are using Ro/DI water?
Can anyone reccomend a good test kit for this? Im gonna pick one up today and check my tank cuz my algae doesnt seem like its going away.
I used sailfert tests when I thought I had an algea issue. Come to find out it was overfeeding, lights needed to be replaced and need more flow. Are using Ro/DI water?
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gsxr1100
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Originally Posted by drew2005
Well ive added more flow with another PH. I dont feed anything cuz all thats in there is a clean up crew and my lights are only 3 months old. I guess ill try the Salifert tests and see whats up. Thanks.
ok, how old is the RO filter?
Well ive added more flow with another PH. I dont feed anything cuz all thats in there is a clean up crew and my lights are only 3 months old. I guess ill try the Salifert tests and see whats up. Thanks.
ok, how old is the RO filter?
drew2005
Active Member
Originally Posted by Snipe
Do you have any corals?
Nope. Just a clean up crew.
5 Nassarius snails
10 Turbo/Astreas
10 Blue Leg hermits
1 Cleaner Shrimp
1 Emerald Crab
1 feather duster
Im actually acclimating a Big mexican turbo and another emerald crab right now
My parameters are:
Ammonia - 0
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - 10
PH - 8.4
Ca - 380 ( i know its low)
KH - 10.6 dkH
ALK - 3.77
Phos - 0
How do these look? The KH, Phos and ALK i used Salifert i just bought. Everything else i use saltwater master kit.
Do you have any corals?
Nope. Just a clean up crew.
5 Nassarius snails
10 Turbo/Astreas
10 Blue Leg hermits
1 Cleaner Shrimp
1 Emerald Crab
1 feather duster
Im actually acclimating a Big mexican turbo and another emerald crab right now
My parameters are:
Ammonia - 0
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - 10
PH - 8.4
Ca - 380 ( i know its low)
KH - 10.6 dkH
ALK - 3.77
Phos - 0
How do these look? The KH, Phos and ALK i used Salifert i just bought. Everything else i use saltwater master kit.
drew2005
Active Member
Originally Posted by Snipe
You might cut your lights back to 8 hours since you dont have any corals to use up some of the light.
Originally i had them both come on for 8 hours and that was it. I just recently changed it up. Maybe ill try and go back to 8 hours and see how that does. Do my parameters look ok though?
You might cut your lights back to 8 hours since you dont have any corals to use up some of the light.
Originally i had them both come on for 8 hours and that was it. I just recently changed it up. Maybe ill try and go back to 8 hours and see how that does. Do my parameters look ok though?