Carp890
Fish Fanatic
New to marine tanks.
Just cycling new tank 3 weeks in using all in one fish in.
PH 8.2-8.4
AMMONIA. . 25ppm
NItrite 0
NITRATE 5.0ppm
Calcium 500ppm
Carbonate 196.9ppm
Phosphate. 50-1.0ppm
Phosphate is very high (tanks in the ugly stage brown alge bad) is the high phosphate reading fueling the alge? I tested the salt water I got from store for phosphate it also showed very high?? Is this correct, I thought it should be 0 ppm not sure what to do please help me
Just cycling new tank 3 weeks in using all in one fish in.
PH 8.2-8.4
AMMONIA. . 25ppm
NItrite 0
NITRATE 5.0ppm
Calcium 500ppm
Carbonate 196.9ppm
Phosphate. 50-1.0ppm
Phosphate is very high (tanks in the ugly stage brown alge bad) is the high phosphate reading fueling the alge? I tested the salt water I got from store for phosphate it also showed very high?? Is this correct, I thought it should be 0 ppm not sure what to do please help me