MikeC120
New member
Hi Sandy
I contribute the control of my phosphate to-
1. No sand for detritus to biuld up in
2. Flow- designed to let little if any detritus settle on the bottom.
3. Setteling tank- allowing the detritus to settle in a designated area for easy removal.
4. I always try to feed the freshest food that is rinsed with RO watter.
For me it's not the amount of water you remove each week but the amount of detritus that phosphates feed off that is removed each week.
Also one last thing.
This does not happen over night, it is my belief that the system must be run this way for awhile, giving the live rock time to perg itself.
What that means is allowing the biuld up of good bacteria to perg(or push out)built up of phosphates that was previously in the live rock.
Blowing off the rock work at night with a turkey baster helps force what is expelled from the rocks up into the water column for removal by the skimmer or end up in the setteling tank.
Eventually over time it all comes together
This has been my experience and I hope this helps you out.
