Been working on a PO4 problem that I believe is causing a cyano problem along with some increased algae growth. Been doing regular PWC (just completed another 5 gal out of 12 total since nitrates were a bit on the high side - about 10) and all water parameters been looking good.
I wanted to eliminate any/all sources of PO4 - when I tested flake and frozen brine shrimp I thought I had found a significant source. I didn't really want to try RO flushing a small amount of brine and thought that the 'kids' must be getting a bit tired of what others have termed 'fish popcorn' so, searching the forums I stumbled upon "Hara's blender mush" formula and quickly visited my local fish monger. Picked up 3 shrimp, a healthy sized scallop and a fillet of Tilapia. Dropped all in the Cuisy-art with some nori and got a nice batch of mixed sized chunks.
Thought "OK, let's see what this registers on the PO4 meter" (ok, it's a Salifert test kit). Crap - a reading of about .5 or slightly higher.
Fed the fish with the stuff since I had it defrosted anyways - they weren't all that crazy about it. I guess they're accustomed to shrimps...
Did the fish monger give me some 'enriched' seafood (like KFC's chicken - a secret blend of PO4 and other secret ingredients) or is this to be expected? I'd really, really, really like to kill of the cyano (ok, minimize it) so that the nano doesn't look like the swamp thing...
Anyone else test blender mush and get different results?? Been following all the steps to reduce the cyano problem (reduced lites, feedings, PWCs) and was hoping to take another step in the right direction.
...SIGH...
I wanted to eliminate any/all sources of PO4 - when I tested flake and frozen brine shrimp I thought I had found a significant source. I didn't really want to try RO flushing a small amount of brine and thought that the 'kids' must be getting a bit tired of what others have termed 'fish popcorn' so, searching the forums I stumbled upon "Hara's blender mush" formula and quickly visited my local fish monger. Picked up 3 shrimp, a healthy sized scallop and a fillet of Tilapia. Dropped all in the Cuisy-art with some nori and got a nice batch of mixed sized chunks.
Thought "OK, let's see what this registers on the PO4 meter" (ok, it's a Salifert test kit). Crap - a reading of about .5 or slightly higher.
Fed the fish with the stuff since I had it defrosted anyways - they weren't all that crazy about it. I guess they're accustomed to shrimps...
Did the fish monger give me some 'enriched' seafood (like KFC's chicken - a secret blend of PO4 and other secret ingredients) or is this to be expected? I'd really, really, really like to kill of the cyano (ok, minimize it) so that the nano doesn't look like the swamp thing...
Anyone else test blender mush and get different results?? Been following all the steps to reduce the cyano problem (reduced lites, feedings, PWCs) and was hoping to take another step in the right direction.
...SIGH...