0 tds and po4
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I don't believe the phosphate readings if the TDS is correct. Is that with the Hanna meter? Or a kit? Does it ever read 0 phosphate??
0 ppm TDS Ro/DI water is not a significant source of phosphate. Fish food has loads of phosphate and that is likely where the nutrients are coming from.
0 ppm TDS Ro/DI water is not a significant source of phosphate. Fish food has loads of phosphate and that is likely where the nutrients are coming from.
I would not believe the phosphate values to be accurate.
Well, that will depend on the test kit, but certainly I don't believe this measurement.
OK, glad that confirms it.
Well, that will depend on the test kit, but certainly I don't believe this measurement.
seachem kit....
I knew it was the Seachem kit from your earlier post. I just did not want folks to read your post and assume that I thought that all test kits for all parameters read incorrectly in DI water. That is not the case. But certain kits for certain parameters may well need the alkalinity or other attributes that seawater provides to give an accurate answer.
Well, that will depend on the test kit, but certainly I don't believe this measurement.
seachem kit....
I knew it was the Seachem kit from your earlier post. I just did not want folks to read your post and assume that I thought that all test kits for all parameters read incorrectly in DI water. That is not the case. But certain kits for certain parameters may well need the alkalinity or other attributes that seawater provides to give an accurate answer.
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gkyle
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Please permit me to tag along... Randy - is your statement about fish food containing lots of phosphate true of all foods? Pellets better or worse than flakes? I'm assuming that the fish stew I made and froze using fresh fish and shrimp and clam is okay? I'm sure there's a thread on this somewhere, but it doesn't come up for me. Thanks
It is necessarily true of all foods as phosphorus is an important component of proteins, DNA, RNA and phospholipids, among many other biomolecules that are present in all living organisms that later become fish foods. Certain fresh, frozen and canned seafoods from the grocery store also can have added phosphate that helps keep moisture in the seafood so it looks fresher.
As to which foods have more or less phosphate, I know the answer for many foods that people eat, but not so much for fish foods, where one would need to relate it back to the amount of nutrients of various sorts also present, like the protein to phosphorus ratio, etc. I've not seen that sort of info.
As to which foods have more or less phosphate, I know the answer for many foods that people eat, but not so much for fish foods, where one would need to relate it back to the amount of nutrients of various sorts also present, like the protein to phosphorus ratio, etc. I've not seen that sort of info.
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yes, I can imagine.
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yes, I can imagine.
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