Baking soda and Phosphates

[Triggerfish]

anyone having an issue with baking soda raising phosphates.
im adding it daily. lately having elevated po4 and not sure if its related at all.

[downbeach]

Have you changed/increased your feeding regiment, or type of food(s)? Are you using plain, pure baking soda, i.e. no additives? Are you mixing it in a clean container, i.e. no detergent residue?

[Triggerfish]

No,yes,no

[tmz]

No I've never seen any phosphate from baking soda.Impurities are possible but none related to phosaphte are evident in any of the manufacturing/mining processes for sodium bi carbonate. Food grade like arm and hammer should have minimal if any impurities in any case.

[Triggerfish]

ok thanks..kinda figured that but someone mentioned it and never even gave it any thought...