Hello all:
This is my first post so please bear with me. I have a new Red Sea Reefer 300 Max G2 +. I have it aquascaped with Caribesea rock and pink sand. I have been cycling the tank for 4 weeks. The levels are all good except for the phosphate. It's been stuck at .25 for a couple of weeks. I had an outbreak of red algae that I got under control with a blackout and the addition of Phospate-E. The algae is gone but the phosphate level is still at .25. I have nothing in the tank yet as I want the water to be as good as I can get it before adding livestock. I intend to add soft corals and anemones in addition to some clownfish, chromis and gobys/jawfish. I will add a cleanup crew when there is enough food to support them. As far as the phosphate level goes, I've seen some contradictory information. The phosphate is bound up in the rock and media. .25 is fine for fish/bad for corals. .25 is fine for fish and corals. Don't know which way to turn. Am I stressing about this too much? Should I add a GFO/Carbon reactor at this point or just add the fish and let nature take its course?? Any advice would be appreciated
This is my first post so please bear with me. I have a new Red Sea Reefer 300 Max G2 +. I have it aquascaped with Caribesea rock and pink sand. I have been cycling the tank for 4 weeks. The levels are all good except for the phosphate. It's been stuck at .25 for a couple of weeks. I had an outbreak of red algae that I got under control with a blackout and the addition of Phospate-E. The algae is gone but the phosphate level is still at .25. I have nothing in the tank yet as I want the water to be as good as I can get it before adding livestock. I intend to add soft corals and anemones in addition to some clownfish, chromis and gobys/jawfish. I will add a cleanup crew when there is enough food to support them. As far as the phosphate level goes, I've seen some contradictory information. The phosphate is bound up in the rock and media. .25 is fine for fish/bad for corals. .25 is fine for fish and corals. Don't know which way to turn. Am I stressing about this too much? Should I add a GFO/Carbon reactor at this point or just add the fish and let nature take its course?? Any advice would be appreciated