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If you are dosing vinegar to reduce the nitrate concentration in your aquarium, you might want to measure the amount of PO4 in the vinegar you are using.
I dissolved 0.04 mL of vinegar in 30 mL of freshly prepared Instant Ocean. I measured the PO4 and calculated that my vinegar has a PO4 level of about 1000 ppm. Really, 1000 ppm. A 1 mL per gallon vinegar dose can raise the system PO4 about 0.25ppm ( 1 mL x 1000 ppm / 4000 mL). I typically don’t see an elevated PO4 level probably because of aragonite adsorption and bacterial assimilation.
I dissolved 0.04 mL of vinegar in 30 mL of freshly prepared Instant Ocean. I measured the PO4 and calculated that my vinegar has a PO4 level of about 1000 ppm. Really, 1000 ppm. A 1 mL per gallon vinegar dose can raise the system PO4 about 0.25ppm ( 1 mL x 1000 ppm / 4000 mL). I typically don’t see an elevated PO4 level probably because of aragonite adsorption and bacterial assimilation.
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