bella127
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Maybe you can help me figure out why my phosphates are so high. I measured w/ Hanna phosphate checker and Hanna photometer . They both read 1.8 yeah that's right 1.8.
RO water coming into tank is measured twice with both instruments at 0.0. Salt mix is reefcrystals .
I feed pellets flakes Daily, mysis three times weekly rinsed with ro water.
I am running biopellets in a reactor . Now going on two months .
I have absolutely no algae problems what so ever . I grow bonsai and two other SpS with no problems . My z's and p's , LPS , and RBTA' show no signs of stress either .
Nitrates are less than 5 ppm
1.026
Calc 400
8.1 - 8.3 ph
I run a bare bottom sump , no fuge , BK 160 skimmer , two mp 40's , aqua illumination LEDs .
This is something that has me stumped as well as my closest friends . It is a 60 cube . The only thing I can think of is my live rock leaching phosphates but if they were then why is no algae growing?
This has been going on for about 9 months , my tank is 3.5 years old .
Your thoughts?
RO water coming into tank is measured twice with both instruments at 0.0. Salt mix is reefcrystals .
I feed pellets flakes Daily, mysis three times weekly rinsed with ro water.
I am running biopellets in a reactor . Now going on two months .
I have absolutely no algae problems what so ever . I grow bonsai and two other SpS with no problems . My z's and p's , LPS , and RBTA' show no signs of stress either .
Nitrates are less than 5 ppm
1.026
Calc 400
8.1 - 8.3 ph
I run a bare bottom sump , no fuge , BK 160 skimmer , two mp 40's , aqua illumination LEDs .
This is something that has me stumped as well as my closest friends . It is a 60 cube . The only thing I can think of is my live rock leaching phosphates but if they were then why is no algae growing?
This has been going on for about 9 months , my tank is 3.5 years old .
Your thoughts?