will phosphate more than 2.0 kill coral
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bang guy
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Originally Posted by meg&ran
yes not sure what one is for it. but i and puting a cap of kent phytoplex, strontium & molybdenum every week. and marine snow in after ever water change.
Unfortunately your coral can't eat any of this. I see two issues, one being worse than the other.
CandyCane Corals need to eat. They eat quite a bit. They can eat stray fish food, fish waste, etc. but they must eat, they're not filter feeders. I feed mine chunks of scallops and other meaty seafood. Usually mine will extend their feeding tentacles after I have fed my fish. I can then target feed them because any food they touch will stick to their tentacles and be pulled into the mouth.
Phosphate will prevent corals from growing as well. It interferes with laying down new skeleton. Generally, a coral that isn't growing is dying. So, you also need to get your PO4 level down.
yes not sure what one is for it. but i and puting a cap of kent phytoplex, strontium & molybdenum every week. and marine snow in after ever water change.
Unfortunately your coral can't eat any of this. I see two issues, one being worse than the other.
CandyCane Corals need to eat. They eat quite a bit. They can eat stray fish food, fish waste, etc. but they must eat, they're not filter feeders. I feed mine chunks of scallops and other meaty seafood. Usually mine will extend their feeding tentacles after I have fed my fish. I can then target feed them because any food they touch will stick to their tentacles and be pulled into the mouth.
Phosphate will prevent corals from growing as well. It interferes with laying down new skeleton. Generally, a coral that isn't growing is dying. So, you also need to get your PO4 level down.
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tizzo
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Originally Posted by meg&ran
ill start feeding it. I only have one left. i just hooked up a RO system for the PO4 but it only took my city water down to .1 It was .2 So what do i do to get to 0.0
Also do you still put water conditioner in for the chlorine?? (after it gos through the RO system.)
RO does not remove chlorine, but adding a 65 dollar DI unit will. It will also reduce your PO4 to 0.
ill start feeding it. I only have one left. i just hooked up a RO system for the PO4 but it only took my city water down to .1 It was .2 So what do i do to get to 0.0
Also do you still put water conditioner in for the chlorine?? (after it gos through the RO system.)
RO does not remove chlorine, but adding a 65 dollar DI unit will. It will also reduce your PO4 to 0.
bang guy
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Originally Posted by meg&ran
ill start feeding it. I only have one left. i just hooked up a RO system for the PO4 but it only took my city water down to .1 It was .2 So what do i do to get to 0.0
Also do you still put water conditioner in for the chlorine?? (after it gos through the RO system.)
No conditioners in the water. The chlorine is removed by the charcoal canister before it gets to the RO membrane. DI will remove Phosphate from water but a lot of your PO4 is probably from overfeeding your fish. A Hi-S RO membrane (cellulose) will also remove more PO4.
A better skimmer, dripping limewater, chemical removal, or an algae scrubber are options to further reduce your PO4.
ill start feeding it. I only have one left. i just hooked up a RO system for the PO4 but it only took my city water down to .1 It was .2 So what do i do to get to 0.0
Also do you still put water conditioner in for the chlorine?? (after it gos through the RO system.)
No conditioners in the water. The chlorine is removed by the charcoal canister before it gets to the RO membrane. DI will remove Phosphate from water but a lot of your PO4 is probably from overfeeding your fish. A Hi-S RO membrane (cellulose) will also remove more PO4.
A better skimmer, dripping limewater, chemical removal, or an algae scrubber are options to further reduce your PO4.
meg&ran
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Originally Posted by Bang Guy
No conditioners in the water. The chlorine is removed by the charcoal canister before it gets to the RO membrane. DI will remove Phosphate from water but a lot of your PO4 is probably from overfeeding your fish. A Hi-S RO membrane (cellulose) will also remove more PO4.
A better skimmer, dripping limewater, chemical removal, or an algae scrubber are options to further reduce your PO4.
but if my water is comeing out of RO at .1 (PO4) and i top off with it. then the PO4 will add up in my tank right?? or will it not rise to a unsafe piont.
No conditioners in the water. The chlorine is removed by the charcoal canister before it gets to the RO membrane. DI will remove Phosphate from water but a lot of your PO4 is probably from overfeeding your fish. A Hi-S RO membrane (cellulose) will also remove more PO4.
A better skimmer, dripping limewater, chemical removal, or an algae scrubber are options to further reduce your PO4.
but if my water is comeing out of RO at .1 (PO4) and i top off with it. then the PO4 will add up in my tank right?? or will it not rise to a unsafe piont.
meg&ran
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Originally Posted by Evanish
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www.mrfun_love@yahoo.com is my email. thanks
Im from the south side. If you want give me your e-mail and ill tell you about the local reef club and some links to them.
www.mrfun_love@yahoo.com is my email. thanks
bang guy
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Originally Posted by meg&ran
but if my water is comeing out of RO at .1 (PO4) and i top off with it. then the PO4 will add up in my tank right?? or will it not rise to a unsafe piont.
Not really. It needs to be removed somehow but it's no longer the major PO4 contributer for your tank. All I was saying is that the 0.1 ppm from your water isn't where most of your Phosphate is coming from. If you continue regular water changes with the 0.1ppm water then your phosphate level will fall, perhaps even to zero as algae consumes the phosphate. I have a feeling that you're overfeeding though and that will cause PO4 levels to rise.
but if my water is comeing out of RO at .1 (PO4) and i top off with it. then the PO4 will add up in my tank right?? or will it not rise to a unsafe piont.
Not really. It needs to be removed somehow but it's no longer the major PO4 contributer for your tank. All I was saying is that the 0.1 ppm from your water isn't where most of your Phosphate is coming from. If you continue regular water changes with the 0.1ppm water then your phosphate level will fall, perhaps even to zero as algae consumes the phosphate. I have a feeling that you're overfeeding though and that will cause PO4 levels to rise.