phosphates- 0.00 ?

[Jakef150]

Ok I m pretty newbie with SPS.

My Hanna checker phos showed 0.00 is that bad or good ?

I read some info and said it should be .08-.04..

I m running with light BRS gfo pellets in mesh bag with skimmer tunze 9002

Advice will be great!

Thanks
Jake
Biocube 29 AI SolBlue

 

[MammothReefer]

0 is fine, should be below .03. I have a hard time getting mine there.

 

[dzhuo]

My Hanna checker phos showed 0.00 is that bad or good ?

Hanna Checker has an error margin of +/- 0.04 so a 0.00 reading means anywhere between 0.00 and 0.04. Which version of the Hanna Checker are you using?

I read some info and said it should be .08-.04..

Generally speaking, no you don't want your phosphate to be anywhere near 0.04 to 0.08. If you can keep it at 0.002 (you will need the low range Hanna Checker), that would be ideal as most healthy coral reefs average at this level. 0.02 (that's roughly 10x of NSW) to 0.04 is likely acceptable for most tanks.

If you don't have algae issue and your coral is growing reasonably, don't worry about phosphate. Are you having problem?

 

[Jakef150]

I have $50.00 Hanna checker phos

No algae.

Thanks

Jake

 

[dzhuo]

FYI. Both the phosphorus low range and phosphate checker are $50.00. The low range measures in ppb (parts per billon) while the other measures in ppm (parts per million). Sounds like you don't have the low range phosphorus checker. No algae issue is good.

 

[batt600]

The hanna checker is really 0.01 PPM off from the expensive Hanna C 203 . Here the link were thay test it.

http://************.com/2010/04/20/...s-still-worth-the-resolution-and-portability/


Just ADD Reef buiders ^^^^^