phosphat question

[ruz900]

Hey guys I have a question I've been testing my tank for about a month now and my phosphate been at zero and I just recently lost 2 coral I'm wondering if it has anything to do with not having any phosphate in tank because I'm not sure if you need some in the tank to feed some corals but i have been target feeding them too any suggestions and comments will be greatly appreciated thx....

 

[skene]

impossible to not have any phosphate in the tank at all.
phosphates are always present in everything... food (frozen and dry) it's in dust... now unless your home has been decontaminated by the gov't and encased into a bubble sealing it off from the world. there are phosphates in the tank. Will it kill 2 coral... highly unlikely.

So let's get the vague out of your post... and tell us more about your system (in detail). Give us information provided to you by your test kits. The coral you lost... then maybe we can assist you further.

 

[ruz900]

it was a Neon Green Flowerpot and a Green Spaghetti Leather Coral.. i did have them a bit to high next to the lights and i haven't been feeding any fish food cuz i dont have any fish in the tank im am just a little confused and the test kits that am using are Hanna and api in a 57g tank

 

[rbtwo4]

what kind of light are u using? also we need #'s like ammonia nitrite nitrate yadda yadda yadda. by the sounds of it is this a "new" tank?

 

[ruz900]

The lights are t5 the tank is 9 month old

ammonia.0
nitrite.0
nitrate.5.0
ph 8.2

 

[ruz900]

I forgot to mention I do those iodine about a teaspoon every week for my rose bubble tip anemones I have 4 of them is that too much to be dosing?

 

[rbtwo4]

parameters seem to be fine. how old are the test kits. id probably get a 2nd opinion. as far as dosing iodine might be im not sure cus i dont dose iodine.

 

[duke62]

Are you testing for iodine when you dose it? Shouldnt dose anything unless you test for it. Also i never heard of needing iodine for a Anemone

 

[rbtwo4]

lights were not the problem. if u had LED's then maybe that was the problem but t5's are good. how long have u had the corals?

 

[ruz900]

yea I think that's what the problem is I might be dosing a little bit too much iodine? i had the corals 4 about 2 months and yea Anemone do need to iodine

 

[rbtwo4]

buy a test kit for iodine and test

 

[ruz900]

most definitely will I should've bought an long time thanks guys

 

[tynman]

I forgot to mention I do those iodine about a teaspoon every week for my rose bubble tip anemones I have 4 of them is that too much to be dosing?

The anemones could have stung them. I gthink a teaspoon a week of iodine is to much. I do 3 drops a week.

 

[tangy84]

green goniopora is the worst to keep in any fish tank. you can keep it for 3-8 month and then it stays retracted until it dies.