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billgil1 · 04-24-2008, 02:48 PM

You have to really get to the source of what is causing the phosphates. Are you using r.o. water? It can be a number of things. Overfeeding is one cause of phosphates also. The water change is only a simple fix but if the water that you are doing the change with contains phosphates(tap water) then your only magnifing the problem. If your not I would suggest using r.o. water and don't do that large of a water change at one time. Use can also use phosguard and other additives to remove phosphates. Personally I live by the natural method and don't add any additives to my tank except buffer. Just my opinion.

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billgil1 Astrea Snail Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Canton, ga Age: 38 Posts: 38 Karma: 3	You have to really get to the source of what is causing the phosphates. Are you using r.o. water? It can be a number of things. Overfeeding is one cause of phosphates also. The water change is only a simple fix but if the water that you are doing the change with contains phosphates(tap water) then your only magnifing the problem. If your not I would suggest using r.o. water and don't do that large of a water change at one time. Use can also use phosguard and other additives to remove phosphates. Personally I live by the natural method and don't add any additives to my tank except buffer. Just my opinion. _________ 24 Gal Aquapod. Coralife 150 watt MH. 100 watt Stealth heater.(2) Koralia Nano powereheads. Maxijet 1200 sump pump. 36lbs of live rock and 10 lbs of live sand. (2) false percs, , (4) turbo snails, (3) red legged hermit crabs, (1) frag of green star polyps, (1) frag of xenia, (1) frag of yellow button polyps, (1) frogspawn,(1)alveopora (1) green open brain, (3) zoo frags, (1) trumpet coral, (1) leather(toadstool)..