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.15 a ok level?
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That very high for phos. With it that high you can have allot of algae issue Good level is .01 to .03
I beg to differ.
IMO <.20 is acceptable depending upon the nitrates & Alk. Coral need nutrients, but algae can take over if the balance is outta whack or nutrients are in excess.
It all depends on what kind of system you have. As @Chris04 points out (.01-.03) are ideal phosphate levels for an SPS dominated system. If you take a look at this thread https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/tank-parameters-of-some-masters.295215/ you'll find an average of .18ppm Phosphates among the systems evaluated. Not one spec of algae in those tanks.
Bottom line, you're within the acceptable range. Hard to say if that value is good or bad for your system yet because we do not have enough information.
Ikr. I was just asking about this. Natural seawater is around .12ppm. So why does everyone strive for the .05 or less in a sps or otherwise reef tank? Purely algae control???I beg to differ.
IMO <.20 is acceptable depending upon the nitrates & Alk. Coral need nutrients, but algae can take over if the balance is outta whack or nutrients are in excess.
It all depends on what kind of system you have. As @Chris04 points out (.01-.03) are ideal phosphate levels for an SPS dominated system. If you take a look at this thread https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/tank-parameters-of-some-masters.295215/ you'll find an average of .18ppm Phosphates among the systems evaluated. Not one spec of algae in those tanks.
Bottom line, you're within the acceptable range. Hard to say if that value is good or bad for your system yet because we do not have enough information.
Ikr. I was just asking about this. Natural seawater is around .12ppm. So why does everyone strive for the .05 or less in a sps or otherwise reef tank? Purely algae control???
IMO when phosphate starting getting high you will see your acro starting to green out. That why most people try to keep it under .05. Also I have noticed in my own tank PE is less when you have higher phosIkr. I was just asking about this. Natural seawater is around .12ppm. So why does everyone strive for the .05 or less in a sps or otherwise reef tank? Purely algae control???
Ikr. I was just asking about this. Natural seawater is around .12ppm. So why does everyone strive for the .05 or less in a sps or otherwise reef tank? Purely algae control???
Where did you get that NSW has phosphates of around .12ppm? Based off the articles of @Randy Holmes-Farley, it is closer to 0.005ppm.
Where did you get that NSW has phosphates of around .12ppm? Based off the articles of @Randy Holmes-Farley, it is closer to 0.005ppm.
Here are a couple of examples. Am I reading these wrong ???Where did you get that NSW has phosphates of around .12ppm? Based off the articles of @Randy Holmes-Farley, it is closer to 0.005ppm.
After reading some of @Randy Holmes-Farley articles he states that surface rates are around 0.005ppm. My question then is this, is that a good number to be applied as a rule of thumb to overall readings? Do the levels change drastically as you go deeper into the water colum?Where did you get that NSW has phosphates of around .12ppm? Based off the articles of @Randy Holmes-Farley, it is closer to 0.005ppm.
Ikr. I was just asking about this. Natural seawater is around .12ppm.
After reading some of @Randy Holmes-Farley articles he states that surface rates are around 0.005ppm. My question then is this, is that a good number to be applied as a rule of thumb to overall readings? Do the levels change drastically as you go deeper into the water colum?
After reading some of Do the levels change drastically as you go deeper into the water colum?