Okay fellow reefers, I need your advice and experience. I've been testing all the usual parameters once per week and realized my api tests for PO4 was wonky as everyone points out . I've been seeing 0- 25 ppm colors . I bought the hanna ulr checker and tested again..and it shocked me . Its been reading. 42 ppm !!! I did 3 separate tests over 3 days its been similar results .
Okay the normal specs I need to inform so everyone can guide me .
Its a 8 month old biocube 32 w 5 fish and lps..hammer , frogspawn and a duncan all 2 heads frags . I also have a frag of jack o lantern lepto. They've all been opening but colors are decent , and eating well. I was feeding the corals frozen mysis 3xs per week thinking my results were zero from the api tests .
Alk- 8.2
Calc - 440
Mag 1380
Amm 0
No3 25 ppm
The alk, calc, and mag were tested w red sea titration.
I've done 2 three gl water changes and results stay same
I'm using the stock return pump, and running chem pure elite in the media basket . There was a hydor koralia nano 565 powerhead running until I spotted the exposed wires .
Here's the hanna results tonite
Any help very welcome
Okay the normal specs I need to inform so everyone can guide me .
Its a 8 month old biocube 32 w 5 fish and lps..hammer , frogspawn and a duncan all 2 heads frags . I also have a frag of jack o lantern lepto. They've all been opening but colors are decent , and eating well. I was feeding the corals frozen mysis 3xs per week thinking my results were zero from the api tests .
Alk- 8.2
Calc - 440
Mag 1380
Amm 0
No3 25 ppm
The alk, calc, and mag were tested w red sea titration.
I've done 2 three gl water changes and results stay same
I'm using the stock return pump, and running chem pure elite in the media basket . There was a hydor koralia nano 565 powerhead running until I spotted the exposed wires .
Here's the hanna results tonite
Any help very welcome