maxwell1295
Aquarium Advice FINatic
After several unseccessful attempt to find one locally, I ordered the AP Phosphate test kit from Big Al's last week. It arrived taday and all I can say is that I won't be dosing any phosphate.
It's tested my 30 gal tank and it was off the charts....somewhere in the neighborhood of 5-10ppm. 8O
It also tested my 7gal Minibow...same thing. DOH! At that point, I immediately knew why some of my plants had not been looking so good lately. As a matter of fact, the decline started when I began measuring and dosing macros. I wasn't sure whether I had dosed too much Fleet Enema or not. I figured the only way to tell was to get a baseline reading from my tap. Bingo! My tap water measured out between 1-2ppm. I guess the plants were suffering from ODing on phosphate.
It's tested my 30 gal tank and it was off the charts....somewhere in the neighborhood of 5-10ppm. 8O
It also tested my 7gal Minibow...same thing. DOH! At that point, I immediately knew why some of my plants had not been looking so good lately. As a matter of fact, the decline started when I began measuring and dosing macros. I wasn't sure whether I had dosed too much Fleet Enema or not. I figured the only way to tell was to get a baseline reading from my tap. Bingo! My tap water measured out between 1-2ppm. I guess the plants were suffering from ODing on phosphate.