Having a hard time trying to decode what's going on, first here are the full specs:
53 GAL RSR XL200
SG - 35
ORP - 462
PH - 7.98-8.2
TEMP - 77.7
ALK - 9.88
CA - 471
MG - 1388
Currently:
Nitrates at 5PPM
Phospate at .3 PPM
RO/DI 0TDS
Red Sea Reefer Pro
Nyos Nitrate
Hanna ULR phosphate
Got an ICP test back from Triton and it read .3 phosphate. I freaked out a bit and tested that day (2 weeks since sending in Triton) and it was at .6. Everything looks healthy at .6 and continues to look healthy at .3. Two nights ago I got a .4 reading and changed out my chemi-pure blue and did about 10 gallons in water change. The next day I was down to .26 and today up to .3 with no feeding yet in between those tests. I think it's @Paul B that runs his phosphates higher than the norm? Anyway, I'm at .3 right now and everything continues to look healthy. I have poly extension on acros, although not super full. I have some phosban coming in shortly. Just trying to figure out why my phosphates are so high and why it doesn't really look like anything is hurting as a result. Here's the ICP & N-DOC:
53 GAL RSR XL200
SG - 35
ORP - 462
PH - 7.98-8.2
TEMP - 77.7
ALK - 9.88
CA - 471
MG - 1388
Currently:
Nitrates at 5PPM
Phospate at .3 PPM
RO/DI 0TDS
Red Sea Reefer Pro
Nyos Nitrate
Hanna ULR phosphate
Got an ICP test back from Triton and it read .3 phosphate. I freaked out a bit and tested that day (2 weeks since sending in Triton) and it was at .6. Everything looks healthy at .6 and continues to look healthy at .3. Two nights ago I got a .4 reading and changed out my chemi-pure blue and did about 10 gallons in water change. The next day I was down to .26 and today up to .3 with no feeding yet in between those tests. I think it's @Paul B that runs his phosphates higher than the norm? Anyway, I'm at .3 right now and everything continues to look healthy. I have poly extension on acros, although not super full. I have some phosban coming in shortly. Just trying to figure out why my phosphates are so high and why it doesn't really look like anything is hurting as a result. Here's the ICP & N-DOC: