countrykat
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I have been fighting an algae problem for the last 2 years. First I was under the assumption that it was leaching from the Pukani dry rock from BRS and some other dry rock from some other place I ordered online, can't recall the name. I have never been able to get my p04 below .08 no matter how many water changes I did or how much GFO I added. It normally runs at .18 - .26. Needless to say the algae I have been fighting is winning the battle. I have a 4 stage ro/di unit from brs because I thought that would fix the problem, it didn't. I bought a TDS meter for the unit and it reads 170 in and 0.0 out. Today I tested the water coming out for p04 and guess what it messured, .08.
So the problem is not only the rock but the very water I am using. I am looking for some help because I am (and the wife) are completing sick and tired of looking algae on the glass. How can I get rid of this phasphate? i am almost ready to throw in the towel. Even if I switched to fish only tank I would still have the same problem. Oh, nitrates have been 0 for over a year.
So the problem is not only the rock but the very water I am using. I am looking for some help because I am (and the wife) are completing sick and tired of looking algae on the glass. How can I get rid of this phasphate? i am almost ready to throw in the towel. Even if I switched to fish only tank I would still have the same problem. Oh, nitrates have been 0 for over a year.