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my ALK is pretty steady , no changes there . What do you use to dose phosphate ?Has your alk always been around 8.5 or had there been any swing?
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my ALK is pretty steady , no changes there . What do you use to dose phosphate ?Has your alk always been around 8.5 or had there been any swing?
my ALK is pretty steady , no changes there . What do you use to dose phosphate ?
Or just feed more and see if that brings your phosphate up. For my system, the only way I have effectively raised my phosphate levels is by dosing it.
i just tested the the water again and the nitrate
Thank you again for your advice , i just tested the water again and the nitrate level its not zero anymore went up to about 3ppm but phosphate level is still at zero. So you suggest not to dose nitrate because the Phosphate is at zero?
Thank you for the response , i have 14 fish in that 75 gallon tank and i feed them once or twice a day depending on my work schedule . How many times a day you think i should feed them ?
thanks i'll check them outCheck out Brightwell NeoPhos for premixed liquid or this if you want something that will last forever but you have to mix.
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Will do , Thanks for your replyFirst get your nitrate level up and then dose the phosphate. Re-check a day after dosing and see where the phosphate level is at.
my ALK is pretty steady , no changes there . What do you use to dose phosphate ?
I use this. Cheap, mixes clear and stays in suspension well.
thanks i'll check them out
can you tell me how you mix it , what dosage do you used?thanks i'll check them out
can you tell me how you mix it , what dosage do you used?
how much do you mix concentrate do you mix in 1 gallon of water?Just mix with tank water and add to sump.
I dose anywhere between .01-03ppm at a single time.
how much do you mix concentrate do you mix in 1 gallon of water?
thanks a lotNaw, I usually just take a cup of water and then syringe out the dose I want to add and pour into sump so it mixes before the return spits it out.
You can be more lax with it than two part or kalk.
Edit* I misunderstood the question. Different brands have different dose requirements. Seachem is pretty concentrated so the equation is like .8 x water volume x target ppm increase = ml.