PO4 testing

[ganjero]

Does anyone have a Hanna or any other instrument to test P04 locally? Or do you know any local store that test the water for you?

I need to test my water.

Thanks

[Dyngoe]

What problems are you experiencing that you need to test for PO4?

I bought a test kit and had my water tested at Aquarium Concepts a few months back. Basically a waste of time. I found I had a slight amount of PO4 and DO. Adding some rowaphos took the PO4 to 0 and since it has never returned. I think testing for PO4 is useless unless you have a problem directly related to high levels.

[ganjero]

I went on vacation for a week and my tank is really weird, I have brown hair algae covering the walls, but the colors on all my sps are amazing and the polyp extension is incredible, my milles have almost half inch.

[hiepatitis]

wow. usually when i go on vacation my tank goes to crap. describe your system. sometimes low nutrient tanks thrive when the nutrient level increases a bit. dull sps will color up and extend polyps more.

[GreshamH]

Originally posted by Dyngoe
What problems are you experiencing that you need to test for PO4?

I bought a test kit and had my water tested at Aquarium Concepts a few months back. Basically a waste of time. I found I had a slight amount of PO4 and DO. Adding some rowaphos took the PO4 to 0 and since it has never returned. I think testing for PO4 is useless unless you have a problem directly related to high levels.

Slight DO level? DO = Disolved Oxygen