How to Lower Phosphates in a Reef Tank: Mastering Nutrient Control

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5 жыл бұрын

mdshop.us/PhosphateNewsletter Phosphate has always been a hot topic with reef keepers. It's in our tap water. It's in fish and invert food.
Phosphate gets the blame for algae problems. Some say it even hurts corals.
When starting out, you'll find a lot confusing information on the web. But don’t worry!
We'll break it down and tell you everything you need to know about phosphate and how to control it in your aquarium.
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@scott_richardson 4 жыл бұрын

As an experienced reefer, I find myself back at the beginning sometimes. Thanks guys.

@goldslinger 4 жыл бұрын

I like the fact that You aren’t yelling like I see in Your competitors videos. (although they are good, too).

@JPRATTSUCKER 3 жыл бұрын

This made me actually lol

@MrZephyrdee 4 жыл бұрын

thank you beyond all other advice. This has at this moment of thousands of thousands of dollars trying to understand and now it makes sense

@joec2174 3 жыл бұрын

Good people, good service and great customer care and concern .

@nnotrehpotsirhc5115 Ай бұрын

That floating algae scrubber is legit. Bubbler and the light.. dang

@mirrorlessmacro2162 5 жыл бұрын

Good to know that Eric Koston now has his own fish-keeping business

@915Mang 5 жыл бұрын

That was a great video everything was covered. Well done, I have a Turf Scrubber that is just starting out, its been pretty effective so far.

@nickscott447 4 жыл бұрын

The animation of the fish pooping was awesome!

@kayjoe7237 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Marine Depot. I like this new guy, he's cool.

@mattbowers5342 5 жыл бұрын

Great vid! Thanks for the info!

@alfst5546 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video, great information, your detail explanation is much appreciated, thanks 👍

@Reefloco 5 жыл бұрын

Loved the video!! Thanks for the info!!

@BulkReefSupply 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@volteface69 5 жыл бұрын

Très instructif, merci ...

@atfinthehouse8631 5 жыл бұрын

Good job! Like most things in reefkeeping it’s a multifactoral cause and approach. Things develop gradually and in most cases should be treated if even needed gradually.

@BulkReefSupply 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, many times it is not a black and white answer or solution. Thanks for watching!

@KillerKev1961 4 жыл бұрын

Good video, thank you. Valuable information. I discovered a low presence of nitrate, and very very low phosphate actually does my tanks good. The struggle is real however, and with due diligence testing, minor parameter numbers are monitored. I dont chase numbers-i gave up on that, as itll drive ya NUTS! Rather, I strive to maintain acceptable LOW levels, and even then the levels fluctuate. I like to give a tank a year before I deem it as not only cycled, but stable. The key is patience.

@angelfaulkner3993 2 ай бұрын

What I needed to know and need to know currently is how long to leave The phos -sorb in my tank to lower Phosphates. Plz. N thank you

@yuyiboy 5 жыл бұрын

Great info guys!! 😊👍🏽

@tonygoesham777 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent reviews ! (1 review)

@gerardorangel305 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks...

@kidsundance2836 5 жыл бұрын

Very informative on the chemistry, biological factors and water specific for your tank and inhabitants. I think this is one of the more factual based talking apples to apples! I have seen other post ( not named ) refer this as ( dkh ) 7.3 - 8.5 s.m.h. as phosphates! Thank you r.o.d.i. only! One 150 and just started two 400 gallon. A hard labor of love time and maintenance, as my friend's do not see often this part! The best lifestyle never give up the satisfaction comes when people are amazed by the Beautiful wave's of coral and fish! Not a goldfish bowl. Seen many fail no matter your advise 18 year's never give up!!! You need phosphate in small amounts stimulating grows and health other biological positive for phytoplankton for consumption for coral and copiods.

@reeferexplained8846 Жыл бұрын

Great job on explanation. What about zero phosphate on hanner ppm and salifert test kits, dosing phosphates, but still reading zero, there is a small amount of algae in the tank. If the answer is yes, you have phosphates, then how to test it if it's being consumed by algae quicker than we can test for? This is very frustrating

@scotty2salty327 4 жыл бұрын

Good video man. One way to reduce phosphates when feeding if you feed frozen is after its thawed to drain the excess water and only feed the solid food. Another very good solution for immediate phosphate reduction is Phosphat-E by Brightwell Aquatics. I use that & Brightwell PO4 cubes in conjunction with macro algae in a refugium and have very good success keeping Phosphates at or around 0.05 ppm. I'm not a big fan of the GFO because it's strips out more than just phosphates. It will remove trace minerals from the water column as well and it's tuff to tell which ones without accurate testing making dosing of them not very straight forward.

@BulkReefSupply 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips! We appreciate it.

@TheTrevor40 5 жыл бұрын

I can't see myself spending lots of money on reducing my PO4. I am around .35-.4 and corals are looking amazing. It seems like the times I have tried to lower them it stresses the corals out worse than just leaving things alone aside from water changes and growing macro algae.

@BulkReefSupply 5 жыл бұрын

This sounds about right, stability is the key. If your tank and corals look healthy, stick with it. -Robert @ MD

@uuncebret 3 жыл бұрын

This video a whole phosphate remover that all reefer's need to know 👍🏻

@BulkReefSupply 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your support!

@nwyk153 4 жыл бұрын

It depends on where u live, I dont even use RODI. Just Seachem Prime/Safe. I have a SPS dominated tank for 3 years.

@j.copeland7305 4 жыл бұрын

What is the best GFO to use?

@nesrinahmed3461 3 жыл бұрын

I already put phosguard in my canister but the hair algae decided otherwise :/ I did close my protein skimmer for weeks cuz I heard that they'll starve coral in smaller tanks...Guess I'm paying the price for that :( So here I am getting a hang on back breeder box and some Chaetomorpha. I hope it'll work.

@truereefkeeping6022 3 жыл бұрын

I used the Hanna ULR phosphate and it showed 0.12 and I’m having issues keeping lps is this the reason? I have tested all other parameters and they seem to be in acceptable ranges, I have major algae issues and the only things doing good in my tank are all my zoanthids and palys

@BulkReefSupply 3 жыл бұрын

High phosphate levels can negatively impact your LPS and, it is most likely the root cause of the algae in your aquarium.

@rosedonnapur 3 жыл бұрын

I have the Hannah one it’s ulr and says it’s 0.90.

@ReefingwithO 5 жыл бұрын

ULR Phosphorus checker only goes up to 0.6

@BulkReefSupply 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. Hanna Instruments has actually made a change with the ULR Phosphate Checker. The unit originally was providing readings in PPB which is no longer available at Marine Depot. The new ULR Phosphate Checker measures in PPM up to 0.9 PPM. You can check it out below! hannainst.com/phosphate-ultra-low-range-colorimeter-checkerr-hc-hi774.html -Robert @ MD

@ReefingwithO 5 жыл бұрын

Marine Depot Aquarium Supplies 🙏 Thanks, I did not know this.

@MrRufusBaker 5 жыл бұрын

Please do a "how to lower nitrates" video 😀😀😀

@BulkReefSupply 5 жыл бұрын

Your in luck, we have it in production now.

@MrRufusBaker 5 жыл бұрын

@@BulkReefSupply my phosphate are very very low and my nitrates are reading somewhere in between 20 and 40 ppm. It started to rise when I started reefroids.

@patterdalezipsuzilil 3 жыл бұрын

I don't have any algea my phosphate is darkest colour on a salifert my kh is 9.5 to 10.5 after a water change y don't I have loads of algea oh nitrates 15 to 20 on saliferts

@patterdalezipsuzilil 2 жыл бұрын

Well I have stocked sps and acros there growing like crazy my nitrates are now 2ppm and po4 is 0.13 I too scared too change my gfo over Incase it strips I have got everything down using aquaforest np pro and probiotic s turns the nitrates and phosphorus into food for corals wen po4 goes to 0.25 I stop feeding corals I feed live Napoli for a mandrin and royal grama not getting a Hanna check er don't want chase numbers