Hey MAC, So I received my Hana CHecker ULR.. and my first readings came out as 200.. which = .6132 phosphates.. I'm the guy still battling the GHA.. I manual removed some couple days ago with a 3 day blackout...getting my GFO delivered tomorrow.. I do believe my rocks are leaching.. will just keep fighting.. wonder if it;s high atm cuz I brushed gha couple days ago. I'm gonna test tonight to see if it dropped. My methods to lowering phates are 10% weekly water changes, GFO tomorrow, and NOPOX ( but only 4ml a day) should I up this dosage?
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Hey MAC, So I received my Hana CHecker ULR.. and my first readings came out as 200.. which = .6132 phosphates.. I'm the guy still battling the GHA.. I manual removed some couple days ago with a 3 day blackout...getting my GFO delivered tomorrow.. I do believe my rocks are leaching.. will just keep fighting.. wonder if it;s high atm cuz I brushed gha couple days ago. I'm gonna test tonight to see if it dropped. My methods to lowering phates are 10% weekly water changes, GFO tomorrow, and NOPOX ( but only 4ml a day) should I up this dosage?
.6132 is six times higher than bad, should be 0.02-0.05.
If this was true.....You have a big time phosphate problem, GFO would last only minutes before exhaust. Perhaps the test us not accurate.
NoPox does little for phosphates, NoPox is to increase bacteria counts which consume nitrates and are skimmed out.
Phosphates need to "bind" to something like LC or GFO.
Black outs, brushing, pulling, scrubbing, all ok....water changes....great.....just keep up the good work
When I review the pic, I see a small time algae problem, normal for your tank age, which can be pulled/brushed easily. Sure, NoPox if your nitrates are increasing beyond say 15 ppm.
If this was true.....You have a big time phosphate problem, GFO would last only minutes before exhaust. Perhaps the test us not accurate.
NoPox does little for phosphates, NoPox is to increase bacteria counts which consume nitrates and are skimmed out.
Phosphates need to "bind" to something like LC or GFO.
Black outs, brushing, pulling, scrubbing, all ok....water changes....great.....just keep up the good work
When I review the pic, I see a small time algae problem, normal for your tank age, which can be pulled/brushed easily. Sure, NoPox if your nitrates are increasing beyond say 15 ppm.
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Thx unc... yeah that was user error on my part.. i retested twice and now my phates are showing 0 on the uLR hana checker... I have been manually removing and im starting to notice the growth back is slowing down.. I think the fight is working
That’s better, I think your doing all the right things, as Mcgyvr always states about the ugly stages, I never trust zeroes, margin of error likely around .04.
From a nutrient perspective, manage nitrate between 2-5 ppm and phosphate around .02-.04 ish, keep up your WC weekly, this time will pass.
It’s ok to have a bit of algae, sign of healthy tank.
Good luck, your almost there.....
From a nutrient perspective, manage nitrate between 2-5 ppm and phosphate around .02-.04 ish, keep up your WC weekly, this time will pass.
It’s ok to have a bit of algae, sign of healthy tank.
Good luck, your almost there.....
awesome... actually I don't think phosphates are zero, had a defective hana checker.. waiting for new one to arrive
I agree, algae already starting to look weaker and even losing color
Yup great description, weak and pale, much easier to remove with a toothbrush as well at this stage.
Keep an eye on foods!
If you feed frozen, melt in a cup, pour into a fine strainer, discard the water, feed the DT
This made a huge dif for me in lowering nitrate and phosphate.
Your on your way!
Best of luck
Yeah, I feed frozen mysis. this is what I do.. in a small cup grab DT water then, cut off a small chunk from cube, drop it in cup of DT put 2 drops of garlic and dump back into DT.. no strainer, I see an issue here. lol
