How quickly can I increase phosphate levels

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I need to raise my phosphate levels (Currently 0), I have been searching but cant find any recommendations on how quickly to increase them. Can I just bring them up to 0.05 in one go?
 

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I need to raise my phosphate levels (Currently 0), I have been searching but cant find any recommendations on how quickly to increase them. Can I just bring them up to 0.05 in one go?
Yes that is not a huge amount. Mine fluctuate more then that.
 

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Thanks for that, I have just upped it to 0.05
Cool, you want to maintain. 05 to .1 phosphate. Feeding coral stuff like AB plus will raise phosphate but dosing more accurate. I had to do it for some months before my tank balanced out.
 

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Your also not going to hurt anything by going slower. Why not go half way and see how things sit?
 

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Your also not going to hurt anything by going slower. Why not go half way and see how things sit?
i agree!

pellet foods and LIVE phytoplankton seem to raise phosphate at a reasonable pace. either that, or dose coral foods like reef roids/reef chili/benepets as they stay in the water column longer. but be mindful when feeding these as they can raise the PO4 too much
 
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I have been battling 0 Phosphates for a while now, I have tried over feeding flake/pellet foods and adding live phytoplankton but I just cant get it to stay up so I now have Cyanobacteria.

I haven't used any coral foods yet because I only have 2 torch and 2 hammer frags in at the moment.

I have dosed enough to get it to around 0.05 (I will test in a couple of hours to make sure its fully mixed), I am aiming for 0.08 so went for 0.05 to start with to ensure I don't overdose.

I will check again tomorrow at the same time to try and work out my daily usage so I can put it on my auto doser

To be honest I have no idea what's using it, 4 frags in a Redsea 425XL with no algae
 

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I have been battling 0 Phosphates for a while now, I have tried over feeding flake/pellet foods and adding live phytoplankton but I just cant get it to stay up so I now have Cyanobacteria.

I haven't used any coral foods yet because I only have 2 torch and 2 hammer frags in at the moment.

I have dosed enough to get it to around 0.05 (I will test in a couple of hours to make sure its fully mixed), I am aiming for 0.08 so went for 0.05 to start with to ensure I don't overdose.

I will check again tomorrow at the same time to try and work out my daily usage so I can put it on my auto doser

To be honest I have no idea what's using it, 4 frags in a Redsea 425XL with no algae
As randy indicated it is being absorbed by your rock and sand. Eventually equilibrium will happen though and then it should rise naturally without dosing.
 

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I have been battling 0 Phosphates for a while now, I have tried over feeding flake/pellet foods and adding live phytoplankton but I just cant get it to stay up so I now have Cyanobacteria.

I haven't used any coral foods yet because I only have 2 torch and 2 hammer frags in at the moment.

I have dosed enough to get it to around 0.05 (I will test in a couple of hours to make sure its fully mixed), I am aiming for 0.08 so went for 0.05 to start with to ensure I don't overdose.

I will check again tomorrow at the same time to try and work out my daily usage so I can put it on my auto doser

To be honest I have no idea what's using it, 4 frags in a Redsea 425XL with no algae
What did you dose to get phosphates up exactly?
 

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