ready for zoos?

just finished cycling tank. did water change 0 ammonia 0 nitrite, 0 nitrate, got some phosphate reading of 5ppm and running water with phosphate remover. is it ok to add my first zoos with this parameter? tank is running just over a month.

 

do you mean .5 ppm or 5 ppm if 5 ppm no I wouldn't add anything.

 

thanks, i'll wait till phosphate drops. container said check after 4 days. by the way what's the effect of phosphate to corals.

 

ive read some soft corals actually will use phosphate

edit: note that phosphate is bad for stony corals.

 

phosphate can also cause algal blooms