Picked up a phosphate test kit and got a reading of 3 to 4ppm. Not sure if this is good or bad??
Nitrates were 10 to 20ppm (sweating that test!) and ph is 7.4 in a planted tank. There is green spot algae on one plant that gets some natural light. Beard algae generally I have to spot treat every 6 months off the ornaments. I also dose liquid carbon and seachem flourish. Lights are medium lighting I think.
The phosphate a week ago was more like 5ppm. This was just after adding substrate ferts so not sure if that added to it. Since then also added more plants.
I want to try do it yourself substrate tabs but not sure on this phospate reading if it is ok or bad. If bad I was going to search for low phosphate ferts.
Nitrates were 10 to 20ppm (sweating that test!) and ph is 7.4 in a planted tank. There is green spot algae on one plant that gets some natural light. Beard algae generally I have to spot treat every 6 months off the ornaments. I also dose liquid carbon and seachem flourish. Lights are medium lighting I think.
The phosphate a week ago was more like 5ppm. This was just after adding substrate ferts so not sure if that added to it. Since then also added more plants.
I want to try do it yourself substrate tabs but not sure on this phospate reading if it is ok or bad. If bad I was going to search for low phosphate ferts.