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Hi,
I have a 4 month old tank, and have just gotten rid of a diatom outbreak in the tank. Diatoms cleared out in the last few days and I see a little Brown hair algaes. Bit have cuc ready to battle it.
For the past week my phosphate has been 0 (Hanna url checker) however my nitrate is normally around 10 (although today i read 25 with salifert test kit) all other parameters are fine. I have tried to increase phos by feeding reef roid every 2-3 day. Og helps for a day then my phos drops to Zero again.
I am dosing aqua forrest nitraphos minus daily to control nitrate/phosphate.
I am assuming the low phosphate is due to algae consuming it. But my tank is rather clean in terms of algae growth.
Corals look puffy and happy to my eyes and my zoas are growing pretty well
Question for me is should i dose phosphate to get it to 0.03-0.05 or just sit it out and wait for algae to absorb it?
Obviously worried to run Into a dino outbreak, why im a bit obsessed maintaining phosphate and nitrate.
Thank you for any advise
Soren
I have a 4 month old tank, and have just gotten rid of a diatom outbreak in the tank. Diatoms cleared out in the last few days and I see a little Brown hair algaes. Bit have cuc ready to battle it.
For the past week my phosphate has been 0 (Hanna url checker) however my nitrate is normally around 10 (although today i read 25 with salifert test kit) all other parameters are fine. I have tried to increase phos by feeding reef roid every 2-3 day. Og helps for a day then my phos drops to Zero again.
I am dosing aqua forrest nitraphos minus daily to control nitrate/phosphate.
I am assuming the low phosphate is due to algae consuming it. But my tank is rather clean in terms of algae growth.
Corals look puffy and happy to my eyes and my zoas are growing pretty well
Question for me is should i dose phosphate to get it to 0.03-0.05 or just sit it out and wait for algae to absorb it?
Obviously worried to run Into a dino outbreak, why im a bit obsessed maintaining phosphate and nitrate.
Thank you for any advise
Soren