My phosphates have been consistently elevated. Tanks is approaching 1 year mark of being running. I get readings between 100-200 ppb using hannah ultra low checker.
200 gallon mixed reef. ~150 lbs rock (some of which was new, some was used in a previous tank but washed and dried out). 2 inch sand bed. Trigger 44 sump with 20 gal refugium full of caulerpa, growing well (kessil h380 and tunze 8821). Running small amount (approx 1 cup) biopellets in reactor. Aquamaxx FC-280 skimmer (rated for 240-420 gal, pulling good skim).
Two radion XR 30 pro (1 G3, 1 G4). 1 Kessil 360we (angled to hit some shadowed areas). 2 mp40s and 1 maxspect gyre.
Bioload is what I'd guess moderate to high. 5 med-large tangs, 1 med-lg foxface, 1 female blue throat trigger. 5 wrasses (largest is a ruby head fairy, 3 inch). 2 small gobys. 2 medium clownfish. 1 medium filefish (in sump for eating LPS). 2 cleaner shrimp. 8 fighting conchs. Dozens-hundreds snails. Few red/blue leg hermits.
I feed approx 2 cubes frozen and 1 strip of nori daily. Target feed corals with benereef and reefroids 1-2 times per week.
440 calc, 1440 mag, nit 0-5, pH 8-8.2, temp 78-80F, sal 1.026.
When I evidence phos is high (algae or browning) I'll investigate and find it at or over 0.4-0.5 ppm. I'll run kent phosphate sponge for a day or two and that usually gets levels down to 0.2 or less. It'll stay that stable for a couples weeks but inevitably creep back up. I have used GFO and Phosphate RX off and on... doesn't seem to change this pattern much.
I do 40-50 gallon wc every 7-10 days. RO/DI water with TDS 1 or less.
Help me reefers! I want to get these phosphates under control please!
200 gallon mixed reef. ~150 lbs rock (some of which was new, some was used in a previous tank but washed and dried out). 2 inch sand bed. Trigger 44 sump with 20 gal refugium full of caulerpa, growing well (kessil h380 and tunze 8821). Running small amount (approx 1 cup) biopellets in reactor. Aquamaxx FC-280 skimmer (rated for 240-420 gal, pulling good skim).
Two radion XR 30 pro (1 G3, 1 G4). 1 Kessil 360we (angled to hit some shadowed areas). 2 mp40s and 1 maxspect gyre.
Bioload is what I'd guess moderate to high. 5 med-large tangs, 1 med-lg foxface, 1 female blue throat trigger. 5 wrasses (largest is a ruby head fairy, 3 inch). 2 small gobys. 2 medium clownfish. 1 medium filefish (in sump for eating LPS). 2 cleaner shrimp. 8 fighting conchs. Dozens-hundreds snails. Few red/blue leg hermits.
I feed approx 2 cubes frozen and 1 strip of nori daily. Target feed corals with benereef and reefroids 1-2 times per week.
440 calc, 1440 mag, nit 0-5, pH 8-8.2, temp 78-80F, sal 1.026.
When I evidence phos is high (algae or browning) I'll investigate and find it at or over 0.4-0.5 ppm. I'll run kent phosphate sponge for a day or two and that usually gets levels down to 0.2 or less. It'll stay that stable for a couples weeks but inevitably creep back up. I have used GFO and Phosphate RX off and on... doesn't seem to change this pattern much.
I do 40-50 gallon wc every 7-10 days. RO/DI water with TDS 1 or less.
Help me reefers! I want to get these phosphates under control please!
