Phosphate spikes and growth

[Eddie7144]

Just wanted to mention this. When ever my phosphates level goes up , it seems my sps corals grow more . I usually keep them at .05 to .03 , the last few weeks my po4 level have gone up ( daughter feed ta k behind my back ) now have a GHA bloom. Tested water level was at . 19 did water change n added gfo. But now I look and notice growth on almost all my sps . Guess higher po4 levels are good ?

 

[Reefer40b]

To me it looks like you did what SPS love, high import High export! Im sure you brought them right back down to .05 with that gfo and water change. If you kept it at the .19 your growth would slow down... but they would still be growing. Mine are always .08 to .2 depending on how heavy I feed.

 

[Eddie7144]

To me it looks like you did what SPS love, high import High export! Im sure you brought them right back down to .05 with that gfo and water change. If you kept it at the .19 your growth would slow down... but they would still be growing. Mine are always .08 to .2 depending on how heavy I feed.

Just did the water change and gfo today down to .9 these new growths weren't there at the beginning of the week