gprdypoo04
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Just hit 0 for the first time in 6 years! Now to get it back up.....lol
Phosphates
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gprdypoo04
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That's phosphates with all those that can't figure out what i meant
gprdypoo04
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Thank goodness there's google
Vinny Kreyling
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To get that read you have to be standing.
gprdypoo04
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I'm just saying I'm surprised at my reading. Never read "0" before but that doesn't mean its actual zero. Been struggling with brown hair algae for the longest time and always got a reading other than "0."
See what I get in a few more days when I test again
See what I get in a few more days when I test again
gprdypoo04
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Ok now my phosphates reached 0.07 so now I know my previous "0" reading was short lived.
Just throwing this into the discussion out of curiosity. My R0 Di system is probably about 12 years or so. When it ages what do you change other than the obvious such as the membrane, filters, resin etc.
Just throwing this into the discussion out of curiosity. My R0 Di system is probably about 12 years or so. When it ages what do you change other than the obvious such as the membrane, filters, resin etc.
gprdypoo04
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Well occasionally i have taken the filters and membrane out and run some bleach through it.
Vinny Kreyling
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As long as you get the bleach out there really is nothing else but changing filters & membrane.
reefteaser
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Until recently, I've struggled for years with hair algae issues, even while running a an algae scrubber (which did help, but not cure). I had a destabilizing event (my fault, lesson learned) with an algae bloom a couple months ago and lost some coral. I decided to try Vibrant and over time it has worked amazingly well.
My point of al, that is that for as long as I can remember my phosphate has always tested zero and nitrates 0-.2. With the algae almost gone (the scrubber still grows it, even with the Vibrant) phosphate reads something under .1 and nitrates 5. My surviving coral looks pretty happy.
It makes sense to me, but I was still pleasantly surprised to see it in action.
My point of al, that is that for as long as I can remember my phosphate has always tested zero and nitrates 0-.2. With the algae almost gone (the scrubber still grows it, even with the Vibrant) phosphate reads something under .1 and nitrates 5. My surviving coral looks pretty happy.
It makes sense to me, but I was still pleasantly surprised to see it in action.
gprdypoo04
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Well I have always had high nutrient levels and no hair algae. Now after all these years I got my nitrates down where they should be but my phosphates still read high. Now I've been struggling with hair algae. With the recent addition of macro the phosphates are much lower but still dealing with hair algae. Changed out all my filters and membrane and now even the tubing. Even replaced my membrane flush valve on my RO system and thinking about the auto shut off too just to eliminate any problems with my aging system.
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Hair algae try this get a sea hair after he clears up tank trade him and get a bunch of Mexican turbo snails eventually the snail will die off and replace them every 6 months with enough to keep ur tank clean I know when I need to add some of i see turf algae build up in crevices
gprdypoo04
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No and no but thanks for the idea
gprdypoo04
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Adding recent corals I'd hate to go the carbon dosing way and i do have turbo snails along with others.
