What are your PO4 levels ????

[TandN]

I wanna here what everyones PO4 levels are at that are keeping SPS and if your sps are colorful

 

[jay24k]

Never tested before but I don't have a single brown coral in my tank. I have to clean my glass every 3 days so I'm sure I have some PO4. Until I notice a problem, no point in me buying a colorimeter or another type of test. Going on 2 years.

 

[TandN]

do u have any pics of your tank ? I have mine @ .11 on a colormeter. And I clean my glass about once every 3 weeks

 

[kirstenk]

I have 0.00 (hanna) and have to clean my glass daily but I have Nitrates. My SPS are colorful, not light colors, deep rich colors.

 

[TandN]

my nitrates test at 0 w/ salifert but my PO4 just are killing me I have to pick up my sps on friday and am afraid i am gonna lose them to my PO4 level

 

[kirstenk]

Well, see there, we need to do a water swap. :lol:

 

[TandN]

lol yeah would love to ..........Are you using anything to keep your PO4 low like a phosban zeo ................

 

[kirstenk]

Not at the moment. In the past I have used Phosban but I am now trying to get a PO4 reading. So I tried over feeding and that has not worked but my fish are FAT.

 

[TandN]

I WISH !!!!!!! lol

 

[jay24k]

I don't have any recent pictures. When I get some time, I'll post some more up. I've posted some on here before but it's been a couple months.

I've never heard of anyone not having to clean their glass for 3 weeks.

 

[SDguy]

I've never been able to detect phosphates with my salifert kit. I added a phosban recator just the same. I clean my glass 1-2x per week. I have an Ark load of fish in my tank, mostly anthias.

I too have never heard of cleaning your glass once every three weeks. It's somewhat creepy

 

[TandN]

I cleaned it today with a WC also it was the first time in 3 weeks The glass is like crystal look in anyside and its like theres no water in the tank at all its insane When I cleaned it today there was a small small spot that was dirty and a lil dirty on the front 2 corners I have 10 fish in the tanak right now

 

[kirstenk]

I've seen pics of jay24k's tank. The corals are very nice!!

 

[icliao]

I got < 0.03 (anything below seemed to be the same color including test on RO, fresh seawater and distill water) on Deltec test but I can't get consistent reading on my Hannah colorimeter.
The colors of my corals are as below: (picture taken 08 Nov 06)

 

[Justin/TiV]

I always read 0 with my salifert test...but I have brown corals...and macro algae...I'm adding a phosphate reactor very soon to see if it helps

 

[RichConley]

my salifert says 0, other than that, I dont care. Corals look good.

 

[SDguy]

On a side note about coral colors...it's not JUST phosphate that makes a difference. I was reading 0 on salifert. Added phosban. A tenuis tuned super bright, which I actually prefered it's slightly brown color, while both humilis frags remain brown.

I'm just saying, don't be dissappoointed if adding phosban or the like doesn't necessarily improve certain coral colors.

 

[TandN]

Pete this has nothing to do with PO4 and colors. I have a 0 on salifert but on my Hanna its .11. This is about losing my sps when I transfer them into my new system. Majority of test kits read the lowest .2 which is higher then mine is. I have no chioce but to pick up my SPS friday or they all die the guy has to move and break down his system and I have ALOT of expensive sps.

 

[SDguy]

Sorry, my comment was for Justin/TiV, not you, Tanya Should've used the "quote" feature I guess...

 

[jay24k]

Thats nice you don't have to clean it but 1 time in 3 weeks. That is just sick. I haven't ever used phosban or any of the products but was considering it just to prevent a problem from possibly happening. But so far, no issues yet.