toomanytoys
Member
could a .05 reading in my supply water be driving my algae production?
and will a better ro filter help this?
and will a better ro filter help this?
phosphate ?
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forcrz6
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Originally Posted by toomanytoys
http:///forum/post/3034553
could a .05 reading in my supply water be driving my algae production?
and will a better ro filter help this?
There is too much missing information here to say yes or no.
RO/DI should take out everything. You should test 0. But I cant say if this is what is driving the issue, but is contributing to it.
We will need the following.
How often do you do water changes?
What are your current tank Preams?
When was the last time you did a water change.
What type of Lighting and how old?
Are you near a window?
What is your Clean up crew
Have you checked the supply prior to your tank and after to see if your supply tank is the issue?
But I am going to go out on a limb.
1 Get yourself a Phosban reactor. (This should solve it all for you)
2 Try less light per day.
3 Better RO/DI is always preferable.
http:///forum/post/3034553
could a .05 reading in my supply water be driving my algae production?
and will a better ro filter help this?
There is too much missing information here to say yes or no.
RO/DI should take out everything. You should test 0. But I cant say if this is what is driving the issue, but is contributing to it.
We will need the following.
How often do you do water changes?
What are your current tank Preams?
When was the last time you did a water change.
What type of Lighting and how old?
Are you near a window?
What is your Clean up crew
Have you checked the supply prior to your tank and after to see if your supply tank is the issue?
But I am going to go out on a limb.
1 Get yourself a Phosban reactor. (This should solve it all for you)
2 Try less light per day.
3 Better RO/DI is always preferable.
flower
Well-Known Member
0.5 isn't bad...you don't want it at 1.0
There is no such thing as a true 0...0.1 or 0.2 is really good. Depends on the test kit for lowest reading.
Overfeeding, and feeding frozen foods without rinsing is the usual culprit. If you stop overfeeding and or begin rinsing your frozen foods, the phosphates will drop with water changes.
More or better filtration isn't going to change things regarding phosphates.
There is no such thing as a true 0...0.1 or 0.2 is really good. Depends on the test kit for lowest reading.
Overfeeding, and feeding frozen foods without rinsing is the usual culprit. If you stop overfeeding and or begin rinsing your frozen foods, the phosphates will drop with water changes.
More or better filtration isn't going to change things regarding phosphates.
toomanytoys
Member
Originally Posted by forcrz6
http:///forum/post/3035105
There is too much missing information here to say yes or no.
RO/DI should take out everything. You should test 0. But I cant say if this is what is driving the issue, but is contributing to it.
We will need the following.
How often do you do water changes?
What are your current tank Preams?
When was the last time you did a water change.
What type of Lighting and how old?
Are you near a window?
What is your Clean up crew
Have you checked the supply prior to your tank and after to see if your supply tank is the issue?
But I am going to go out on a limb.
1 Get yourself a Phosban reactor. (This should solve it all for you)
2 Try less light per day.
3 Better RO/DI is always preferable.
75 gallon tank
10 gallons every 3 weeks
cal..450
ammo..0
alk..9
sal 1.024
PH 8.2
mag 1200 ( been adding liquid to get this up )
tri/tra...0
po4 ... always tests 0 from tank
did water change 2 weeks ago
6 bulb vho t-5 about 2 months old
about 8 feet but no light ever hits it and there is shades to block it anyway
50 nass snails,30 cerith,8 mex turbos,6 bumble bee,12 astraea's,1 serpent star, purple urchin, pencil urchin,6 hermits
1 very large lawnmower blenny
1 fox face
just curious but what would my storage tank have to do with it?
I have a phosban reactor already it has been running for 3 weeks and i have changed the media twice as it has completely quit moving.
i have shortend my white light from 10 hrs to 6
i feed 1/2 cube of brine and 1/2 cube of mysis once a day with about 6 drops of garlic guard
fish list flame hawk fish
lawnmower blenny
red scooter blenny
5 blue chromis
2 true percs (1 black/1 orange)
fox face
i think it is starting to recede but i want to make sure that i am not fighting meself every time i add water.
http:///forum/post/3035105
There is too much missing information here to say yes or no.
RO/DI should take out everything. You should test 0. But I cant say if this is what is driving the issue, but is contributing to it.
We will need the following.
How often do you do water changes?
What are your current tank Preams?
When was the last time you did a water change.
What type of Lighting and how old?
Are you near a window?
What is your Clean up crew
Have you checked the supply prior to your tank and after to see if your supply tank is the issue?
But I am going to go out on a limb.
1 Get yourself a Phosban reactor. (This should solve it all for you)
2 Try less light per day.
3 Better RO/DI is always preferable.
75 gallon tank
10 gallons every 3 weeks
cal..450
ammo..0
alk..9
sal 1.024
PH 8.2
mag 1200 ( been adding liquid to get this up )
tri/tra...0
po4 ... always tests 0 from tank
did water change 2 weeks ago
6 bulb vho t-5 about 2 months old
about 8 feet but no light ever hits it and there is shades to block it anyway
50 nass snails,30 cerith,8 mex turbos,6 bumble bee,12 astraea's,1 serpent star, purple urchin, pencil urchin,6 hermits
1 very large lawnmower blenny
1 fox face
just curious but what would my storage tank have to do with it?
I have a phosban reactor already it has been running for 3 weeks and i have changed the media twice as it has completely quit moving.
i have shortend my white light from 10 hrs to 6
i feed 1/2 cube of brine and 1/2 cube of mysis once a day with about 6 drops of garlic guard
fish list flame hawk fish
lawnmower blenny
red scooter blenny
5 blue chromis
2 true percs (1 black/1 orange)
fox face
i think it is starting to recede but i want to make sure that i am not fighting meself every time i add water.
forcrz6
Member
Originally Posted by toomanytoys
http:///forum/post/3035568
75 gallon tank
10 gallons every 3 weeks
cal..450
ammo..0
alk..9
sal 1.024
PH 8.2
mag 1200 ( been adding liquid to get this up )
tri/tra...0
po4 ... always tests 0 from tank
did water change 2 weeks ago
6 bulb vho t-5 about 2 months old
about 8 feet but no light ever hits it and there is shades to block it anyway
50 nass snails,30 cerith,8 mex turbos,6 bumble bee,12 astraea's,1 serpent star, purple urchin, pencil urchin,6 hermits
1 very large lawnmower blenny
1 fox face
just curious but what would my storage tank have to do with it?
I have a phosban reactor already it has been running for 3 weeks and i have changed the media twice as it has completely quit moving.
i have shortend my white light from 10 hrs to 6
i feed 1/2 cube of brine and 1/2 cube of mysis once a day with about 6 drops of garlic guard
fish list flame hawk fish
lawnmower blenny
red scooter blenny
5 blue chromis
2 true percs (1 black/1 orange)
fox face
i think it is starting to recede but i want to make sure that i am not fighting meself every time i add water.
Well I was curious about the tank due to I was wondering if it was new or not. Even if the tank is sealed There could be some type of build up inside. If you test the water right out of the RODI and it is 0 and the water direct from the tank has a + in it then that will let you know that the tank may have a contaminant in it.
http:///forum/post/3035568
75 gallon tank
10 gallons every 3 weeks
cal..450
ammo..0
alk..9
sal 1.024
PH 8.2
mag 1200 ( been adding liquid to get this up )
tri/tra...0
po4 ... always tests 0 from tank
did water change 2 weeks ago
6 bulb vho t-5 about 2 months old
about 8 feet but no light ever hits it and there is shades to block it anyway
50 nass snails,30 cerith,8 mex turbos,6 bumble bee,12 astraea's,1 serpent star, purple urchin, pencil urchin,6 hermits
1 very large lawnmower blenny
1 fox face
just curious but what would my storage tank have to do with it?
I have a phosban reactor already it has been running for 3 weeks and i have changed the media twice as it has completely quit moving.
i have shortend my white light from 10 hrs to 6
i feed 1/2 cube of brine and 1/2 cube of mysis once a day with about 6 drops of garlic guard
fish list flame hawk fish
lawnmower blenny
red scooter blenny
5 blue chromis
2 true percs (1 black/1 orange)
fox face
i think it is starting to recede but i want to make sure that i am not fighting meself every time i add water.
Well I was curious about the tank due to I was wondering if it was new or not. Even if the tank is sealed There could be some type of build up inside. If you test the water right out of the RODI and it is 0 and the water direct from the tank has a + in it then that will let you know that the tank may have a contaminant in it.
toomanytoys
Member
the tank is brand new, rinsed it out with ro water and it sits in a dark room
should i have any kind of water movement in the tank?
should i have any kind of water movement in the tank?