Amino Acids and Phosphates

[Scubajoe1]

Does anyone dose amino acids and have you noticed an increase in phosphate levels following doing? I am using biopellets so usually have 0 phosphates and 0 nitrates. I tested last night after adding some amino acid supplement and my phosphate was about 0.04 when it usually reads 0.00. I read it this morning and it was up to 0.09. I came home from work today and it was down to 0.02 ppm. Will not add any amino acids tonight and read again in the morning.

 

[bertoni]

What exactly is in the supplement? Amino acids won't contain phosphorus.

 

[Azedenkae]

As above, amino acids (at least most natural ones) do not contain phosphorus (and therefore phosphates). It is probably something else in there.

 

[disc1]

Pure amino acids wouldn't contain phosphorus. But I imagine these types of products are protein digests and it would depend on the type and purity of the protein.

 

[Scubajoe1]

Reef Energy B from Red Sea. The only other slight change was reducing the flow slightly on my biopellet reactor but then I increased it again this morning so not sure if that was it or not.

 

[bertoni]

I can't tell what the ingredients are, but I think it's quite possible that the product has some phosphate in it somewhere.

 

[Azedenkae]

Reef Energy B is amino acids and vitamins. Probably some sort of vitamin.