Phosphates about .40 , what should I do ?

[Ryanrttu]

Nitrates at 15, ammonia 0, nitrites 0

Specs of tank in signature, only have 2 fish and some crabs/snails and what not, 1 mushroom. I use rodi water to make my SW and always reads a TDS of zero. Feed a little once a day and also dealing with a bunch of cyno right now. What should I do?

 

[MinnFish]

Water changes, GFO, change out lights (if needed) or shorten lighting period. Not all of these at the same time.

 

[Bpb]

How old is the tank?

 

[Ryanrttu]

How old is the tank?

2-1/2 months. I do about a 12% water change weekly. I'm tearing the tank down as I'm moving across the country soon but would like to practice on getting rid of it. Also since I'm moving I didn't set up my gfo.

 

[edinphilly]

What are you feeding once a day? Some foods are high in phosphates.

 

[Bpb]

In that case. What id do? Nothing. If you're about to move everything's gonna get all messed up anyway

 

[Ryanrttu]

In that case. What id do? Nothing. If you're about to move everything's gonna get all messed up anyway

I know but im sure ill get it again so would like to try and successfully get rid of it. Im not moving for another couple months either.

 

[coralsnaked]

FOWLR ? I wouldn't worry about it too much. NO3 @ 15 is OK, and PO4 at 0.4 is 10 X too high for coral but you have no coral right? So you can bring it down by running GFO in a reactor and feeding fish a little less,

 

[Sk8r]

Gfo.