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Good morning all:
I had neglected my tank for about a year, and recently have been working on getting it back in good shape.
I've got the display clear of hair algae and everything is starting to look good. All my parameters look good except PO4, I'm looking at a > .9 on the hanna ULR (it's pretty blue too!) but nitrate is only around 5.
I've brought the level down to about .6 with Lanthanum, but didn't want to do too much too fast, and now it's back up over .9. I'd like to avoid GFO if possible, but what are my other options to this situation? In the past I've always dealt with elevated nitrates instead of phosphates. I've also done several large water changes, mostly to replenish any trace elements that might have been missing.
Thoughts would be appreciated!
I had neglected my tank for about a year, and recently have been working on getting it back in good shape.
I've got the display clear of hair algae and everything is starting to look good. All my parameters look good except PO4, I'm looking at a > .9 on the hanna ULR (it's pretty blue too!) but nitrate is only around 5.
I've brought the level down to about .6 with Lanthanum, but didn't want to do too much too fast, and now it's back up over .9. I'd like to avoid GFO if possible, but what are my other options to this situation? In the past I've always dealt with elevated nitrates instead of phosphates. I've also done several large water changes, mostly to replenish any trace elements that might have been missing.
Thoughts would be appreciated!