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Originally Posted by Daddi0
I was under the assumption that we wanted phosphates at 0?
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It depends on what you're using to measure phosphate with. If you're using an ATI test kit and reading zero, but not doing anything extra to export phosphates ( running a large amount of gfo or dosing a phosphate removal product) then it's likely your phosphate levels are fine. If you're testing 0 phosphates on a Hannah checker, you're going to have a problem. If you know someone with a Hannah checker it's a great way to validate numbers, most test kits can't detect phosphates to the levels that we want to ideally keep in a reef tank. Nitrates <5 and detectable phosphates is a great range to be in.
Your calcium and alkalinity are in the higher side, but as long as they are stable that's not an issue.
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