Hi Guys, I am quite new to marine aquaria and have been fighting my Phosphates> I have exhausted my recently gained basic knowledge of water chemistry (and my brain and body)
I am asking if you guys could assist in talking me through the next few days. I want to get to the magic numbers
kh:= 10
PH:=8.4
PO3:=0.04
Tank all in one 16Gal (58liters)
HISTORY
It has been wet for 6 weeks, 4 weeks running with heater and Bio media amd put in amonia starter and got up tp 2.0PPM it cyled in 21 days, sand rock (dry)with light off. Two weeks with lights on 2 adolescent Clowns. Some FPS corals. Temporary wavemaker Sicce 1000 (Am waiting for my MP10
Test equipment
I use API test kits and a Hanna Phosphate ULR
8 days ago Phosphates showing 0.6
7 days ago Phosphates showing 0.8
6 days ago Phosphates showing 0.9
5 days ago Phosphates showing 0.9+ Hanna URL only shows 0.9 (Blinking)
5 days ago 30%water change AddedPhosgaurd and Activated carbon in seperate socks in "sump"
5 days ago got PO3 to 0.83
4 days ago 20% water change got it to 0.73
Blah blah blah
TODAY PARRAMITERS ARE:
PH =8.0
Amonia =0.0 Maybe 0.015
Nitrite =0.0
Nitrate =0.0
KH =5
Phosphate=0.23
4 days ago I Buffered with half a teaspoon of kh buffer int RO water added to tank and have not since because of exhaustion with other things tank related
Intend on alternating between kh buffering and "Purple up"
2 days ago cranked up my protien skimmer
Where do I go from here guys? I cant keep these water changes up forever
Thanks in advance guys
I am asking if you guys could assist in talking me through the next few days. I want to get to the magic numbers
kh:= 10
PH:=8.4
PO3:=0.04
Tank all in one 16Gal (58liters)
HISTORY
It has been wet for 6 weeks, 4 weeks running with heater and Bio media amd put in amonia starter and got up tp 2.0PPM it cyled in 21 days, sand rock (dry)with light off. Two weeks with lights on 2 adolescent Clowns. Some FPS corals. Temporary wavemaker Sicce 1000 (Am waiting for my MP10
Test equipment
I use API test kits and a Hanna Phosphate ULR
8 days ago Phosphates showing 0.6
7 days ago Phosphates showing 0.8
6 days ago Phosphates showing 0.9
5 days ago Phosphates showing 0.9+ Hanna URL only shows 0.9 (Blinking)
5 days ago 30%water change AddedPhosgaurd and Activated carbon in seperate socks in "sump"
5 days ago got PO3 to 0.83
4 days ago 20% water change got it to 0.73
Blah blah blah
TODAY PARRAMITERS ARE:
PH =8.0
Amonia =0.0 Maybe 0.015
Nitrite =0.0
Nitrate =0.0
KH =5
Phosphate=0.23
4 days ago I Buffered with half a teaspoon of kh buffer int RO water added to tank and have not since because of exhaustion with other things tank related
Intend on alternating between kh buffering and "Purple up"
2 days ago cranked up my protien skimmer
Where do I go from here guys? I cant keep these water changes up forever
Thanks in advance guys