How many pellets per fish?

[Ocean’s Piece]

So I know most people feed as much as the fish can eat in a matter of 2-5 minutes, in my case I have been doing 2. I now have a phosphate problem. I only have one fish right now. I need to also drop phosphates. I have been feeding flakes but today I switched back to pellets. Phosphates went from .03 - .06 - .08 - .12 - .16 which they’re at now. This trend needs to stop. Have been doing weekly 5 gallon water changes on my Biocube 32, so I don’t need to up water changes. I need to feed less. How many of my PE pellets should I feed per day

 

[Rtaylor]

I would recommend focusing on nutrient export versus restricting feeding. Chemipure elite or Chemipure blue will reduce phosphate. Yours aren’t crazy high. If you’re not having algae problems you actually don’t really need to reduce them anyway.

 

[Ocean’s Piece]

I would recommend focusing on nutrient export versus restricting feeding. Chemipure elite or Chemipure blue will reduce phosphate. Yours aren’t crazy high. If you’re not having algae problems you actually don’t really need to reduce them anyway.

I use chemi pure blue. Only other filtration I have is some polyfil as mechanical filtration and LR as biological. I do have a little cyano issue on the sandbed but that’s it.

 

[Spare time]

I use chemi pure blue. Only other filtration I have is some polyfil as mechanical filtration and LR as biological. I do have a little cyano issue on the sandbed but that’s it.

Try a pinch of gfo in a bag or phosguard. Also, make sure the water is actually flowing through the bags (sometimes you have to lower the water level in the back to do so which can work depending on where your heater is).

 

[Bouncingsoul39]

dry food is super nutrient dense. if you really want to improve nutrients, skip the pellets all together. feed frozen mysis that’s thawed and rinsed in ro/di water. feed just 3-4 shrimps for the one fish once per day. then run a phos remover media.

 

[Ocean’s Piece]

Try a pinch of gfo in a bag or phosguard. Also, make sure the water is actually flowing through the bags (sometimes you have to lower the water level in the back to do so which can work depending on where your heater is).

Have used phosguard before which has been a reset button, but I don’t want this to continue being my last resort. Is more nutrient export an effective way to lower it or should I just use phosguard again? Or get a media reactor??

 

[CanuckReefer]

MAKE YOUR OWN FROZEN! PHOS neglible....It's several factors...easy, cost effective, and when wild caught highly nutritional....pellets I utilize in a pinch, when I have to ( get lazy a bit) supplement. Your own mix made with RODI is far superior. Own a blender? Pm me, and I'll give you the recipe lol.

 

[Spare time]

Have used phosguard before which has been a reset button, but I don’t want this to continue being my last resort. Is more nutrient export an effective way to lower it or should I just use phosguard again? Or get a media reactor??

You could alwatys try a refugium.

But honestly, most people I know who have biocubes keep a pack of phosguard in. You can mix some in with carbon, same as gfo. Otherwise, you need to do more water changes (as long as nitrate doesn't bottom out).


Swapping or rinsing filter pads daily is also an easy way to cut down on phosphate numbers rising

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