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My tank started up a few mo tha ago and is still getting diatoms on the sabd bed. I assume these are consuming the PO4 and causing the reading? How bad is truly 0 ppm phosphates for corals?
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My tank started up a few mo tha ago and is still getting diatoms on the sabd bed. I assume these are consuming the PO4 and causing the reading? How bad is truly 0 ppm phosphates for corals?
I have one fish in the tank. The corals all look healthy. Although growth is slow.Are there fish in there? Are you feeding them? Donthe corals look ok?
You're probably fine.
I used a hanna checker for it. It is the low range variant.Truly 0 ppm anything has no meaning. How low it is is purely a function of what you did to measure it.
What did you do?
I used a hanna checker for it. It is the low range variant.
Will chronically low phosphate/nitrate lower growth? I understand having 0 nutrients is not ideal.In that cause, it is likely desirable to let it rise a bit.
Will chronically low phosphate/nitrate lower growth? I understand having 0 nutrients is not ideal.
Is diatom growth on the sand normal for a tank that is a few months old? I never had diatoms this long in my last tank.Yes, too low will begin to starve photosynthetic organisms in the tank.
Yup. Especially if you started with dry rock.Is diatom growth on the sand normal for a tank that is a few months old? I never had diatoms this long in my last tank.
I started with live rock though. And I cycled the tank day 1 since I had lots of cycled live rock from my old tank.Yup. Especially if you started with dry rock.
Ok, still not that uncommon for a tank just a few months old. You make your own RODI?I started with live rock though. And I cycled the tank day 1 since I had lots of cycled live rock from my old tank.
I buy premade sw made from RO/DI.Ok, still not that uncommon for a tank just a few months old. You make your own RODI?