[ADA Newsletter] Monthly Aqua Journal vol.174 is released!

[barmby]

Did you read ?

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[PRODUCT] Pack Checker PO4 is now available!
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Pack Checker PO4 (phosphoric acid) is newly added to the other Pack Checker
series. Phosphoric acid level in water can be checked easily by using Pack Checker
PO4 with one-step procedure with no preparation. The simple procedure only
requires adding some aquarium water to the kit. Removing phosphoric acid is at
periodical water changes can minimize the algae, so this is recommended for
hobbyists having a trouble with algae. Nature Aquarium layouts we have at our
gallery or published in the books are maintained with Pack Checker series, too.
Please use it with other Pack Checker series to control your aquarium water!
03-201 Pack Checker (pH)
103-202 Pack Checker (TH)
103-203 Pack Checker (NO2)
103-204 Pack Checker (COD)
103-205 Pack Checker (ClO)
103-206 Pack Checker (NH4)
103-207 Pack Checker (NO3)
103-208 Pack Checker (PO4)

ADA is recommeding PO4 check. Interesting. Any comment ?

[blue33]

i still see them doing lots of cleaning in one of their Aquajournal magazine showing their maintenance. Does it work?

[Cross]

Read that for marine po4 and no2 are the 2 elements constantly monitored. With po4 kept at 0 with phosban brown algae was no longer an issue.

[Shadow]

it is different in freshwater, lower PO4 was reported cause green spot algae. Regardless how true it is, I dose KH2PO4 around 3 to 4 time the recommended dosage. I have been doing that for years without algae problem.

[Plantbrain]

I dose 5ppm of PO4 and 15ppm of NO3 3 x a week:


ADA AS etc

Where's my algae?
I've been waiting 20 years for my algae based on the PO4 ppm claims, where is it?

Tell me, I wanna know
Anyone?

Here's another tank, same thing:



and another:



Here's one going back 8 years ago:



Where's my algae?
Why do I need to test PO4?

I add plenty and the plants respond extremely well.

They recommend checking because they sell and see a market for test kits to expand sales/business, not because you need them.

If they or anyone wishes to sell a test kit that's of any real use, they should supply a reference solution to compare a known against the test kit method.'
Cost more, but then the test is at least done correctly and not just a mere guess.

Otherwise you are not any better off that not testing

Regards,
Tom Barr