Water Parameters

[ldybkr]

sp:1.025
pH:8.0
Nitrite: 0
Ammonia: 0
Nitrate 20mg/l (high)
Mag: 1350
Phosphate: 2.0 (i changed the phosban in the reactor)
Calcium: 380
dKh: 9

What else to do? I also washed the filter sponge and changed the calcium.

 

[ralph atl]

publix had a vending machine that supplies ro water. look by vending machines.

phosphate at that level will take a while to get lower as it is absorbed by the algae, rock, sand, creatures, etc. Change out your phosban every two weeks, and it will slowly come down.

 

[cameron]

Throw in some chaeto somewhere as well. That stuff sucks up phosphates.

 

[ldybkr]

I have a ton of it...

 

[cameron]

Wow and you are still getting phosphate readings... I would check my test kit for sure. Most of the time phosphates are nearly undetectable with a large macro algae presence (and should be) unless you are testing the water right after a water change with phosphates in the new water. Something is putting those in there and it should be resolved before you see a really nasty nuisance algae outbreak.

 

[ldybkr]

I will test today when able. They quadrupled the medicine and I feel worse than before. I was hoping for this week admission but they won't due to the holiday.