First full blown water test

Ammonia - 0
PH - 8.2
Nitrite- 0
Nitrate - 0
Magnesium - 1400
Calcium - 450
DKH - 11
Phosphate - 10 Off the chart.
Water temp - 78 - 80 Deg.
Salinity - 1.023

From the levels they all seem to be great except the Phosphate that is really high. What do my test results look like to you and what should I do about my phosphates?

 

phosphates are high. I would get po4 reactor to control them

 

Your Ma, Ca, and dKH levels are very nice. I'd get a phosphate reactor for sure. Try to use the brown, ferric-oxide based media as opposed to the white spherical stuff. The ferric oxide clings and will never let it back into the water. Not so with the white stuff.

 

Any ideas of where the phosphates are coming from

 

Tap water? Old liverock? Frozen foods?

 

Any recommendations on a reactor as I do not have a sump. Also I use ro water. only 2 pieces of live rock the rest is base rock and I have not used frozen food yet.

 

Two little fishes is quite inexpensive. I own a Kent that I paid about 40 bucks for. The TLS model is about 30, I think. Maybe someone else could give you another brand name. I don't think there's a whole lot of variance in the quality of the major names out there, but I can be wrong.

When's the last time you changed your RO/DI components? The phos reactor should take care of it.

 

I get my ro/di water from my LFS

 

Can you put the phosphate removal media in a canister filter and it work the same as a reactor?