Whats your P04? (Per hanna meter) For optimum SPS #'s
 

I would like to know what you strive for in po4. Mine is at 0.03, Would like 0.02 but I am having some cotton candy algae die off in my fuge and is impossible to do at the moment, but once that's over I don't think that's a problem because I achieved it before.
Curious if I should lower my numbers, I know zeo users like it to read 0.00
Also what do you use to achieve it?
I dose vodka 10Ml every other day, run GFO, Run phosguard in my ca/rx effluent, and have a fuge full of chaeto.

I find it helps when I drink the vodka:D

Yeah, I useally give a shot to the tank and 2 for me with a little red bull.;)

No idea on the numbers here, just know I am getting ready to get back in with the stonies and softies on a mixed system....I have never run a sterile setup in the past and relied on skimming and macros....on this setup I have I am thinking the massive skimmer I have and some ozone should do the trick...I think some phosphates are OK.

Mine is running .05 per Hanna (thanks, Ed!) and all seems well. Good color and growth in SPS and LPS. I have a total of about 260 gallons and run about 1/2 cup of GFO in a reactor, no fuge.

mine are .00 with no fuge. i would like po4 at .02. run a mtc 1000 skimmer on a 300 gallon system. think sometimes i strip the water of trace elaments but everything looks good.
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I like to keep it below .10 but anywhere between .04 and .10 doesn't seem to affect the colors any.
C

I have my at .00 but would like it at nsw (.02-.03)

yep- anywhere from .03-.07 depending on how lazy I get when washing my food. I would not compare my tank to a zeo tank because my tank is not a zeo tank.

I use Phosar HC as my export media.

.02 - .03 lately. I also use Phosar HC in a phosban reactor.

My tank is new, so the po4 is between 0.04-0.01.
My goal is to keep the po4 at 0.01

Tests done with hanna photometer.


midas blenny what test do you use?, from your pics it doesnt look like a 0.00 tank.

Well I don't have a zeo tank either, I was just using at what they strive for, and try to see what everybody else tries for. and what works for them. A lot here that posted I would love for my tank to look like so I trust what they do.
Well I guess .03 isn't bad then. I thought NSW was 0.0027???
Keep it coming,,Lets here what everybody else wants and runs in their tanks..

My Po4 is at .14 (Hanna) and my coloration is pretty crappy if you ask me. Not all corals but I'd say 75% of them. My nitrates are at < 4ppm Lamotte..

I JUST put a Phosban reactor online last weekend and I'm hoping to see improvement in coloration after a week or two.

I'm just hoping the .14 Po4 reading is atleast partially to blame for lack of vibrant coloration.

Claude from Fauna Marin reccomends .04 as being optimum, but in my experience anywhere in the range of .02-.07 is fine as long as all your other parameters are good.

James

i tend to keep mine at about .02-.04. I use rowaphos and change it every two weeks. If i go any lower then that my corals tend to lighten up. So I keep it at that. Oh and if I recall the hanna will never read 0.00 it will only go as low as .01 from what the manual says.

Mine runs .04 but it has swayed from .01 and up to .07 before.

[QUOTE][i]<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11554979#post11554979 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Mchava [/i]
[B]i tend to keep mine at about .02-.04. I use rowaphos and change it every two weeks. If i go any lower then that my corals tend to lighten up. So I keep it at that. Oh and if I recall the hanna will never read 0.00 it will only go as low as .01 from what the manual says. [/B][/QUOTE]


ditto

[QUOTE][i]<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11553256#post11553256 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by cwegescheide [/i]
[B]My Po4 is at .14 (Hanna) and my coloration is pretty crappy if you ask me. Not all corals but I'd say 75% of them. My nitrates are at < 4ppm Lamotte..

I JUST put a Phosban reactor online last weekend and I'm hoping to see improvement in coloration after a week or two.

I'm just hoping the .14 Po4 reading is atleast partially to blame for lack of vibrant coloration. [/B][/QUOTE]

it might take more than a few weeks to see results because the phates might be bound in the rock, sand, & algae!
Plus, your media might get saturated in a day or 2 at first. Check parems often when starting GFO. IMHO

[QUOTE][i]<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11555977#post11555977 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mysterybox [/i]
[B]it might take more than a few weeks to see results because the phates might be bound in the rock, sand, & algae!
Plus, your media might get saturated in a day or 2 at first. Check parems often when starting GFO. IMHO [/B][/QUOTE]

Oh really? I did not know that... I have been told that Rowaphos is a much better media to use than Phosban.

Chris

My P04 is .18 right now & my corals are very colorful. Even nicer than when it was at .02-.03. What's interesting is that my glass is clear & I haven't cleaned it in five days. I cleaned it all the time at .03.

I think theres a relationship between N & P that creates a balance.......if your ratio is correct than you'll see the results. I'm not sure this is something that can be measured, although I'd like to check my nitrates with a photmeter to see what they are......with a Salifert kit it's 0.

I use a skimmer & water changes........nothing else. I've been contemplating using some GFO.

[QUOTE][i]<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11566414#post11566414 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Big E [/i]
[B]My P04 is .18 right now & my corals are very colorful. Even nicer than when it was at .02-.03. What's interesting is that my glass is clear & I haven't cleaned it in five days. I cleaned it all the time at .03.

I think theres a relationship between N & P that creates a balance.......if your ratio is correct than you'll see the results. I'm not sure this is something that can be measured, although I'd like to check my nitrates with a photmeter to see what they are......with a Salifert kit it's 0.

I use a skimmer & water changes........nothing else. I've been contemplating using some GFO. [/B][/QUOTE]

Can I see some recent pics of your corals? Mine is .14 (Hanna) and Nitrates is 4ppm Lamotte and I think half my corals don't look very well compaired to friends tanks. I was thinking this was because of high phosphates. So lets see yours!! :)

I would like to see them too. I am not saying it cant, But i dont think they would look colorfull with po4 at 0.18
My trAtes are .0 as far as i can tell per fast test.

Mine tested at .05 (Hanna). The tank is only 6 months old. I've had a fuge since day 1. Just started GFO after the .05 test. I have 1 gallon of GFO in a DIY reactor.
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Nice looking DIY reactors!

Do you have a build thread on them?

James

Lots of people stating their PO4 numbers here. Is everyone using a Hanah meter or what? Just curious.