I don't have a full understanding WHERE phosphates come from, other from food sources where phosphates are added as a preservative at the processing plant...
Let's make a LIST OF KNOWN PHOSPHATE items that make it into ones tank and lead to elevated levels of testable PO4
Phosphates coming from WHERE?
FOOD:
* Fish Food? which ones or types? pellets, flakes, frozen, freeze dried?
* Coral Food? which ones?
* Food additives like vitamins or garlic?
WATER SOURCES:
* potentially from one's RODI water?
DOSING:
* Dosing elements like calc, alk mag?
* From Kalk powder?
* Liquid additives from SeaChem, Brightwell and the like?
* powder additives?
* Liquid items like nopox, vibrant and the like?
ANY OTHER SOURCES?
There are only so many things, limited things, that go into my tank daily, weekly, monthly. Trying to understand why is 0.5 or lower PO4 is a CONSTANT struggle.
Do I have gremlins dosing po4 at 3:30am?
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Let's make a LIST OF KNOWN PHOSPHATE items that make it into ones tank and lead to elevated levels of testable PO4
Phosphates coming from WHERE?
FOOD:
* Fish Food? which ones or types? pellets, flakes, frozen, freeze dried?
* Coral Food? which ones?
* Food additives like vitamins or garlic?
WATER SOURCES:
* potentially from one's RODI water?
DOSING:
* Dosing elements like calc, alk mag?
* From Kalk powder?
* Liquid additives from SeaChem, Brightwell and the like?
* powder additives?
* Liquid items like nopox, vibrant and the like?
ANY OTHER SOURCES?
There are only so many things, limited things, that go into my tank daily, weekly, monthly. Trying to understand why is 0.5 or lower PO4 is a CONSTANT struggle.
Do I have gremlins dosing po4 at 3:30am?
.
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