Nori poo

[tent boy]

Is nori poo high in phosphates? I feed alot of it as I have many fish that enjoy it. I am constantly battling high phosphates so I didn't know if this was part of the problem.

 

[Vinny Kreyling]

You could leave some in RO water overnight & check it.

 

[oneradtek202]

i read a thread about this a long time ago, i think the consensus was that it is a good contributor to high phosphates, but im not sure of the validity of this. it does makes sense to me though because it is a messy food and over feeding any type of food can add phosphates, that i do know

 

[acdraindrps]

Algae uses phosphates to grow. So yes, you are importing phosphate into your tank with the nori (algae) you are feeding.