Not sure how I missed your replies!
As low as possible isn't very desireable for photosynthetic critters in general. Anemones seem to have a particular appetite for phosphates – probably because they are so large and adapted to surface conditions.
Not bad, but if that number is increasing then it implies a limit (maybe phosphates) elsewhere in the system that needs to be addressed to get things growing. (Or get them growing faster.)
Great!I have significantly more flow now since I've heard this could have been a problem.
This probably isn't helping anything. You shouldn't need to do this.Prime is used to keep nurients intoxic until it can be filtered.
Any word on this result yet?I can take a sample for phosphate which I may do, altho I will proboly get a tester very soon after all this.
I was trying to keep nutrients as low as possible as to keep the carpet nem happy, but have since learned these guys are incredibly hardy.
As low as possible isn't very desireable for photosynthetic critters in general. Anemones seem to have a particular appetite for phosphates – probably because they are so large and adapted to surface conditions.
10 to 15 ppm nitrate
Not bad, but if that number is increasing then it implies a limit (maybe phosphates) elsewhere in the system that needs to be addressed to get things growing. (Or get them growing faster.)