gemmasicolo
New member
I need a little guidence with my phosphate problem because I'm new and I don't understand it too well.
About a week ago I had my lfs test my water and the phosphates were off the chart. They said I was feeding too much, and I'm sure I was. I was feeding a pinch of spectrum pellets and Rod's Reef frozen food daily. (I have a YWG, True Perc, 2 shrimp and snails). So they told me to try the Chemi Pure Elite and to feed less to try to get the phosphates down. So for a week I've been feeding only the pellets once a day. I went back today and he said they were still a little high (borderline). He also told me phosphates come from the ground up bones in the food.
Soooo...... I have a Nano Cube and I don't really understand too much about how equipment works and what I would need to help with the phosphates. The lfs also said to try a chemical (don't remember the name) that would take the phosphates out but that I would have to dose regularly.
I need some advise on what I need to do.
Is there some natural way to keep the phosphates down?
Does Rod's Food contribute or is it the Spectrum pellets?
If I need a phosban reactor, which one would work with the Nano Cube?
Any insight would help me out a lot. I wanted to ask you guys first and do some research before I started buying chemicals and dumping things without understanding it first.
Thank you!
About a week ago I had my lfs test my water and the phosphates were off the chart. They said I was feeding too much, and I'm sure I was. I was feeding a pinch of spectrum pellets and Rod's Reef frozen food daily. (I have a YWG, True Perc, 2 shrimp and snails). So they told me to try the Chemi Pure Elite and to feed less to try to get the phosphates down. So for a week I've been feeding only the pellets once a day. I went back today and he said they were still a little high (borderline). He also told me phosphates come from the ground up bones in the food.
Soooo...... I have a Nano Cube and I don't really understand too much about how equipment works and what I would need to help with the phosphates. The lfs also said to try a chemical (don't remember the name) that would take the phosphates out but that I would have to dose regularly.
I need some advise on what I need to do.
Is there some natural way to keep the phosphates down?
Does Rod's Food contribute or is it the Spectrum pellets?
If I need a phosban reactor, which one would work with the Nano Cube?
Any insight would help me out a lot. I wanted to ask you guys first and do some research before I started buying chemicals and dumping things without understanding it first.
Thank you!