Hi everyone! Hello from England!:wave:
This is a great website!!!:rollface:
I need help with a question please....
My tank has been set up for 8 days--the live rock went in 8 days ago with a frozen prawn which has just about disappeared now. My test readings have never shown any detectable ammonia and I still have a trace of nitrites (0.01ppm). Nitrates are between 1 and 5 ppm. Phosphates are at 0.03ppm.
I am getting a certain amount of hairy algae growing on some of the rocks, also some algae that look like tiny bright green feather dusters.
My question is: should I be running a Phosphate remover at this stage? My LFS said it would be wasted at this point but others have said you should run it from the beginning.....
Thanks for any advice you can give me!
This is a great website!!!:rollface:
I need help with a question please....
My tank has been set up for 8 days--the live rock went in 8 days ago with a frozen prawn which has just about disappeared now. My test readings have never shown any detectable ammonia and I still have a trace of nitrites (0.01ppm). Nitrates are between 1 and 5 ppm. Phosphates are at 0.03ppm.
I am getting a certain amount of hairy algae growing on some of the rocks, also some algae that look like tiny bright green feather dusters.
My question is: should I be running a Phosphate remover at this stage? My LFS said it would be wasted at this point but others have said you should run it from the beginning.....
Thanks for any advice you can give me!