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To be honest your tank looks pretty young. How old is the system? I think sometimes in this hobby we chase numbers vs keep our parameters stable. Most people strive for lower nutrients until they are focusing specifically on coloring and growing sps. I’d be cautious dosing anything until the tank is fully cycled. Are you doing water changes or running triton method? There’s many ways to be successful in this hobby. If it were me I’d just be patient, let the tank mature and add some fish. Keep your water stable. Feed your fish and let nature handle it. “Nothing good happens fast in a reef tank” and just so you know I’m not just a keyboard warrior here’s my tank. BTW I currently can’t measure phosphate on my test kit and my nitrate is less than 3 ppm. But I’m not losing sleep...
I’m not chasing numbers, I was specifically trying to prevent Dino from occurring in this new tank as well as having any phosphates available for coral growth.
Unfortunately, I was too late in finding what was sucking my phosphate and of course got Dino.
I think something I guess I want people to realize is me wanting to have atleast SOME available phosphate in the tank is not chasing numbers.
It’s simply me trying to maintain my corals health and the health of my biodiversity.
I consider phosphate to be the most underrated yet impeccably important parameter for a system.
Allowing your phosphate levels to remain at zero for extended periods of time is terrible husbandry and can have a devastating impact on your corals and system.
So no, I’m not chasing numbers, I’m doing my best to provide the nutrients my corals need to grow to their full potential.