Phosphate
- Thread starter goslugsgo
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Check your source water to make sure that you're not introducing any phosphates with water changes. With you current livestock I would just do more frequent changes and slowly bring down the PO4 in your tank.
As long as you have adequate filtration, more regular maintenance should be all you need. Are you running a skimmer?
As long as you have adequate filtration, more regular maintenance should be all you need. Are you running a skimmer?
Go ahead with some SPS assuming that your NO3 near zero and calcium and alk are near reef levels. .04 is not too bad on the phosphate. I would not get too spendy, but there are plenty that you could roll with. If you let me know what kind of lights you are rolling, I can probably suggest some. The SPS will not be ask forgiving as the LPS, but some of them are pretty hardy.
Sounds like your sand bed is handling most of the phosphate, like it should. Have you ever vacuumed your sand? I might suggest that you thoroughly clean about 25% of your visible sand on your next water change. Then, like 10% each quarter after that. Then, keep this up to where you clean the sand about every 3-4 years.
You can also clean out your fuge of any additional debris. Sump too. Use a wet vac to get the junk out if you need to. This might be enough to get you down to .01 or .02 and maybe zero.
Sounds like your sand bed is handling most of the phosphate, like it should. Have you ever vacuumed your sand? I might suggest that you thoroughly clean about 25% of your visible sand on your next water change. Then, like 10% each quarter after that. Then, keep this up to where you clean the sand about every 3-4 years.
You can also clean out your fuge of any additional debris. Sump too. Use a wet vac to get the junk out if you need to. This might be enough to get you down to .01 or .02 and maybe zero.
How far down? Is it under 5? If it is much over, then you might consider waiting. Calcium will need to be pretty stable about 400-450. Alk will REALLY need to be stable around 7-12 - higher if you don't have a constant supply.
It is actually kinda good that the N and P are both up together. The growing bacteria that you create with unclogged sand can use both of them.
A few water changes would not hurt here either.
It is actually kinda good that the N and P are both up together. The growing bacteria that you create with unclogged sand can use both of them.
A few water changes would not hurt here either.
