phosphate

[perezmk1982]

well this week for me havent been all that good! 1st i had red slim. then i used red slim for my tank and it killed my starr and snails also a sea urchin. not i have my phosphate now i think well i kno they are a little to high! right now the are at 0.5ppm can some one please help me and tell me what is the corect phosphate reading i should have in my tank?

 

[ZANYMASTER]

How long has the tank been running?

 

[pauliwalnuts]

Yeah, please some more info about how long as your tank been set-up and size, equipment, how frequently you change your water and what kind of fresh water do you use for your top-off ect.

 

[marki24]

Przemek-how long ago was your meter calibrated?

 

[Boomer]

Przemek

It sounds to me you overdosed the "Red Slime". This particular brad is about the worst there is as it can rapidly depelte the water of all the O2 killing everything. It has happen to many. Its main ingredient is cyan peppers if it is Ultralife Red Slime Remover. If not then it is either Erythromycin succinate or Erythromycin cetly-sulfate. Either of these, if overdosed, will wipe out the nitrifiying bacteria, which raises the Ammonia up to deadly levels.

For PO4 we try to get it around ~ 0.02 ppm. - 0.04 ppm

 

[jadakiss]

use microb lift special blend

 

[perezmk1982]

my tANK

Has been running for 2 1/2 years. Never had a problem till now!

 

[perezmk1982]

2 1/2 years. I have a wet dry,46 bow bront and i do water changes 1 aweek,and i use ro water. I just had to change my protein skimmer wasnt working very well!