So I have a basic question which is as follows......... how should I proceed from here? Increase my phosphate or decrease my phosphate and how to do so?
now some background on what is going on so you have something to go off of
Test yesterday and results from the previous week
1.026 salinity 1.025
77.8 78.2 temp
0.00 0.00 Phosphates been that way since September I had phosphate at .17 and was dosing NOPOX and it slowly decreased down to undetectable but I stopped dosing at 0.03
15.9 and 36.7 Nitrates tested yesterday not sure why I got such a different result 5 minutes apart with my hanna checker Last few weeks were 10-15 with my red sea test kit
8.2 8.2 PH
Calcium 440 Last week 515 and was 510-515 for weeks not sure why the big drop to 440?
ALK 2 weeks ago was 7.5 and I misdosed up to 12.2 This week it tested at 10 . I would like it to settle around 8.5 and then I will dose proper and hold there
I ordered a Phosban reactor and some RHOWAS black powder to put in it . My plan was that since I can visually see GHA that there is phosphate in the tank present but its consuming it before the corals get it. My problem is that I am getting conflicting advice on what to do with phosphate at 0.00 and GHA in the tank.
1) I am hearing to increase feeding , turn off skimmer get phosphate reading on my test
2) I am hearing put in the phosban reactor minimize feedings and starve out the algea
PLEASE HELP
now some background on what is going on so you have something to go off of
Test yesterday and results from the previous week
1.026 salinity 1.025
77.8 78.2 temp
0.00 0.00 Phosphates been that way since September I had phosphate at .17 and was dosing NOPOX and it slowly decreased down to undetectable but I stopped dosing at 0.03
15.9 and 36.7 Nitrates tested yesterday not sure why I got such a different result 5 minutes apart with my hanna checker Last few weeks were 10-15 with my red sea test kit
8.2 8.2 PH
Calcium 440 Last week 515 and was 510-515 for weeks not sure why the big drop to 440?
ALK 2 weeks ago was 7.5 and I misdosed up to 12.2 This week it tested at 10 . I would like it to settle around 8.5 and then I will dose proper and hold there
I ordered a Phosban reactor and some RHOWAS black powder to put in it . My plan was that since I can visually see GHA that there is phosphate in the tank present but its consuming it before the corals get it. My problem is that I am getting conflicting advice on what to do with phosphate at 0.00 and GHA in the tank.
1) I am hearing to increase feeding , turn off skimmer get phosphate reading on my test
2) I am hearing put in the phosban reactor minimize feedings and starve out the algea
PLEASE HELP