New tank (filled up 2 days ago) phosphate at 0.25ppm will it go away in time?

[maxpare79]

I guys, like the title says,
I filled up my new tank 2 days ago (will be cycling for a few months)
For now that tank (AIO 50 gallon) only has marcorocks (50 pounds or so) , and Caribsea Arag alive sand in it.
I gave the rocks a 2 days bath in 1:1 vinegar/Rodi solution, scrubbed and rinsed them and they were then put in a container full of RODI water for a few days before going in.

Today since I receive my API Reef test kit, I figured I might try the different test and see the results, and I have a phosphate level of 0.25ppm which I am guessing comes from the rocks? Will it eventually die down?

 

[Spare time]

I would use a different phosphate test kit. API tests are not bad except for the phosphate which simply does not read low enough or easily enough. Since your rocks are not used/old rock (I assume u bought them new), you should have any real phosphate spikes in the tank.

 

[Tamberav]

That phosphate kit is not useful to test anything below 0.25 since it reads either 0 or 0.25 and nothing in between.

 

[maxpare79]

Yeah I bought them new. Any recommendation for another test kit?

 

[Willu]

The best one would be the Hanna phosphorus ULR. Or the salifert one or red sea if you don't want to shell out that much for the hanna. But I would really reccomend the hanna ulr test kit.

 

[Tamberav]

Yeah I bought them new. Any recommendation for another test kit?

Hannah low range

 

[maxpare79]

The best one would be the Hanna phosphorus ULR. Or the salifert one or red sea if you don't want to shell out that much for the hanna. But I would really reccomend the hanna ulr test kit.

Well I already spent 3000$ on this project, what's a few more dollars

 

[Macbalacano]

+1 on Hanna ULR!