Rich Ross - Home Tank - guess the phosphate

[Susan Edwards]

Cool. Will check it out. I agree, low no3 and po4 did not deal with the algae I had (bryopsis mostly). And now that the algae is almost gone, my no3 is now 12 as opposed to under 2-3 and po4 .11 as opposed to 0-2. Which tells me that the algae was consuming my nutrients and now I'm seeing more realistic tank numbers.

 

[Thales]

Lots going on with the home display - big battery back up for power outages, secret door for electral and controller access, and more. But, the cool think was the Acropora millepora spawns in Nov and Dec. I am trying to find time to finish the video, but in the meantime, I was able to get timelapse of coral larvae settling - something I have been after for 10 years. Doign the coral spawning at home def makes some things easier.

 

[tripdad]

That is awesome video, thanks for sharing! Congrats on the spawning and settlement, hopefully they survive.

 

[Nano sapiens]

Lots going on with the home display - big battery back up for power outages, secret door for electral and controller access, and more. But, the cool think was the Acropora millepora spawns in Nov and Dec. I am trying to find time to finish the video, but in the meantime, I was able to get timelapse of coral larvae settling - something I have been after for 10 years. Doign the coral spawning at home def makes some things easier.

That is just awesome!

 

[drawman]

Lots going on with the home display - big battery back up for power outages, secret door for electral and controller access, and more. But, the cool think was the Acropora millepora spawns in Nov and Dec. I am trying to find time to finish the video, but in the meantime, I was able to get timelapse of coral larvae settling - something I have been after for 10 years. Doign the coral spawning at home def makes some things easier.

Rich that's awesome! Is this sped up or do they move that fast?

 

[Thales]

Guess the phosphate -

 

[ingchr1]

Guess the phosphate -

0.3 ppm

 

[Reefer Matt]

Guess the phosphate -

Hi Mr. Ross! My guess is 2.5 ppm. Thanks for all you do!

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

1.5

 

[tripdad]

Gosh I love when you stir the pot.... love that you push people to think for themselves.

 

[Lasse]

1.5 mg/L

Sincerely Lasse

 

[Rick Mathew]

Guess the phosphate -

Guess that depends on how you measured it

 

[jda]

You posted not too long ago with some numbers, but it is impossible to tell if this is at home, work or whatever. They seem to all get mixed in my head. I could cheat and repeat these but my guess is that I missed something.

 

[Thales]

Home display - taken last night. The secret home lab is also at home. I haven't been involved directly with off my site stuff since 2020. Doing some work preparing for spawning, including a projctet that has me looking at phosphate again, so I know numbers, and thought of this thread

You posted not too long ago with some numbers, but it is impossible to tell if this is at home, work or whatever. They seem to all get mixed in my head. I could cheat and repeat these but my guess is that I missed something.

 

[Thales]

Guess that depends on how you measured it

Ha! Indeed.
Three methods, all within what I consider the same ball park. Hach Dr890, Hanna checker, and XXX test.

 

[Sisterlimonpot]

I'd say 0.8-0 9.

 

[Huff747]

2.0 FInal answer

 

[Garf]

Guess the phosphate -

Glad I’m not colour blind. 1.2ppm

 

[KrisReef]

Guess the phosphate -

Somewhere near the upper limit of my Hanna ULR’s detection ability without diluting the sample.

I recommend a 100% water change to get it back towards the bottom end where the crowd dwells in peace. Just don’t do it too fast or else the corals won’t want to breed for you.

 

[MnFish1]

1.05mg/dl