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1)Less feeding
2)More plants and good growing plants who will absorb the excess PO4?
Probably your NO3 level is high also?
3)Increase CO2 level to 20-30 ppm
I am looking for ideas to lower the level of Phosphate in my planted tank. I had used the Phosphate remover but the test kit still show me a high level of Phosphate. Any other ways to decrease or any suggestion to help?
Thanks.....
1)Less feeding
2)More plants and good growing plants who will absorb the excess PO4?
Probably your NO3 level is high also?
3)Increase CO2 level to 20-30 ppm
colin | The Wilderness and Forest | FTS
I suggest you leave it alone if it is not causing you problems.
I have had >30ppm of PO4 without problem. Good healthy plants will reduce it steadily over time with regular water change.
If you are saying that PO4 is causing algae problem, look elsewhere. PO4 is not the primary cause for algae problems.
BC
How's your NO3 level?
And how much are you dosing for K?
These 2 must be present to work properly with PO4.
Before that happens, your lighting and CO2 must be good first.
Having fast growing plants in your tank will help remove excess nutrients faster.
koah fong
Juggler's tanks
What brand of PO4 kit are we talking about here? Most kits fare poorly in resolutions and consistency as far as my previous experiences are concern. What did you add into the tank by the way? Fish load? Feeding?
As for the solution, a series of large water changes would drop it to very low levels which is what you are trying to achieve. By the way, phosphate is a plant nutrient as mention by one of the folks. Personally, I would not want to keep that high level of phosphate as it will screw up my KH values.
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Peter Gwee
it is basically causing my moss to have a lot of BBA. I had heard a lot of about BBA but still looking for help to remove it and also prevent the BBA from growing on other parts of my moss.
BBA is not caused by PO4. It's caused by lack of CO2 or fluctuating CO2 levels during photo-period. You might want to start there..
ckchua
Anyone could guide me how to curb my BBA. I had tried many methods such as using shrimps but still got the same problems. I would like to know what fluctuating CO2?
As said prior:
Maintain the CO2 between 20-30ppm for the entire time the lights are on.
Do that and you will not have BBA problems.
Keep the other nutrients supplied in relatively good ranges. Water changes take care of all PO4 issues over 2ppm or so in most cases from tap water.
Regards,
Tom Barr
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