phosphate control

Hi , Had an outbreak of Cyano / Dyano and it killed a few of my corals.Being a new reefer it was difficult for me but finally figured out. I am sharing this just in case its helpful for another new bee. 250G system (Display tank 1 - 150G, Display tank 2 - 50G - Sump - 36 and refugium - 29G)...

Hey all, just have a question regarding my Phospate levels. I installed a GFO about a month ago, when my phosphate levels read at .71, since then, I have brought the numbers down to .19-.22 but it seems that they have plateaued there. I am running a GFO, a biopellet reactor, protein skimmer...

So I come down to make coffee this morning and find this happening in my QT tank, PO at .5ish tested twice Ammonia: 0 Nitrite: 0 Nitrates: 10 Ca: 415 Alk: 8.3 Mg: 1230 Gonna do a water change, probably head to the store today to grab some phosguard. Any other suggestions? Should I pull the...

Setting up to reduce my nitrates which are at 40 ppm and I want to get them down to around 10 ppm. I currently have mostly soft and LPS corals, but tried introducing some Monti's, which are extending but I dont believe they are doing well. Additionally, my Phosphate is high so my assumption is...

Turns out I won't be needing GFO on this tank, so I'm selling an almost full 4lb container of BRS bulk GFO (3lbs, 11 ounces). Asking $40 locally, or $55 shipped* * I'm 90% confident the original container will fit in the medium flat rate box, but if it doesn't, I'll have to repackage in a...

Hey!! So I have been doing my weekly water changes while I wait for all my new test kits to come. I have a non digital phosphate test kit and the reading for that test kit said my phosphate was extremely high. I have been using a phosphate and nitrate remover daily and as I don’t have many...

I was wondering does anyone know if it is ok to use chemi pure elite and Phosguard in filtration at same time? I didn't know for sure if for some odd reason mixing the two would have any kind of negative affect on my tank which i wouldn't think so saying its removing things out of my tank not...

Help me understand the BALANCING-ACT once you're infested with GHA On one hand, in order to minimize or eliminate GHA you have to STARVE the tank of Nitrates & Phosphates.... this leads to your corals STARVING.....where they just maintaining their size but NEVER grow. On the other hand, if you...

How to Lower Phosphates in a Reef Tank VIDEO: Mastering Nutrient Control

For sale is a Hanna ultra low range phosphate checker. It’s in good working order and comes with 2 glass viles with caps , the Hanna checker , and half of box of reagent.

Hello guys, Need some advice here. I have a 240 FOWLR with about 15 fishes in there. I have some brown algae growing on the tank not much but its annoying and I'm wondering what else should i do to eradicate it. I do vodka dosing and I'm at 8ml/day. I use 3 cups of phosban and replace it every 2...

I have 220 gallon main tank + 60g tank & 80g sump all connected for total of ~350g system, mostly fish. I have probably 30 fish between 2 tanks, small number of corals. I never had any nuisance algae problems until I added 4xT5's to my Orbit Pro Marine LEDs and GHA seemed to sprout like weeds...

Hello, I started using the Triton method on my established 100gal mixed reef on the first of November. However, I've noticed that my PO4 and Nitrate levels have risen to unacceptable levels since converting. The phosphate levels have kept rising since I switched from BRS GFO High Capacity...