Question on P03 and P04

[iloveswfish]

i checked both my P03 and Po4 and they are at zero. the prob is one of my corals wont open and i think that is cause of the reading are zero. someone told me you can put stump remover and it will bring up the po3.

can someone tell me what i should do

 

[NanaReefer]

What test kits are you using?

 

[Sabellafella]

Stump remover is potassium nitrate it adds nitrate not phos , add an amino supplement thats how ive ben keepimg both my levels up

 

[iloveswfish]

What test kits are you using?

I am using the api

 

[iloveswfish]

Stump remover is potassium nitrate it adds nitrate not phos , add an amino supplement thats how ive ben keepimg both my levels up

If I raise phos won't that cause algae

 

[Sabellafella]

Yup im havin the crazyiest of problems right now with lackage of nutrients in both of my tanks litteally ben dumping in food for no reason ,i was going to try stump remover but wound up gettin a bottle of reef energy with my saltmix nd its ben raising both no nd po

 

[NanaReefer]

Personally, I wouldn't trust the API for an accurate reading. Doesn't go low enough. Before doing anything or adding anything I'd try another kit. Salifert is a great one.

 

[iloveswfish]

Maybe I will try that reef energy to see if that will help to get this coral to open

 

[iloveswfish]

Personally, I wouldn't trust the API for an accurate reading. Doesn't go low enough. Before doing anything or adding anything I'd try another kit. Salifert is a great one.

I will try that but I know I had GSP I had the same problem and gave it to a friend and it open for him

 

[NanaReefer]

Could be other issues going on. Same applies for other parameters. A good quality test kit is a must! API is not it.

 

[iloveswfish]

Could be other issues going on. Same applies for other parameters. A good quality test kit is a must! API is not it.

I use Red Sea test kits for other tests

 

[Sabellafella]

Yea sorry to break it to you but if anyone were to every concider putting corals in a tank anything but an api test kit is a must

 

[Sabellafella]

What kinda coral is it

 

[Sabellafella]

Honestly if its not your lighting and your tank is cycled nd not a soft coral its either a pest, your alk swing or your phosphates to cause something to not openup rite

 

[iloveswfish]

Honestly if its not your lighting and your tank is cycled nd not a soft coral its either a pest, your alk swing or your phosphates to cause something to not openup rite

This tank is 5 yrs old and all the fish and other corals are fine