Phosate keep or get rid

For keeping aneomes, you need to supply intense light first of all!
Then you need to maintain stable pH, alkalinity, salinity and temperature. Technically you do not need to feed your anemone, as they will feed on nutrients in the water, as well as through the zooxanthellae within their tissue. Once a week is fine if you want to give it some krill, silversides, clam or squid,as this helps it to grow as well as aids in the production of mucus provided by it for protextion, and possibly to replenish its cnidae(stinging cells for protection and predation).
I also like to keep my nitrates higher than normal at 10-15ppm or so which I find is essential for anyone maintaining filter feeders ie. Tridacna Clams, duster worms, sponges and Tunicates.

 

The problem is that organic phosphates are not detected by most test kits designed for the aquarium hobby . If you are at a level 0.03 of PO4 then you have problems you'll never achieve zero But you want to see as little color change when testing as possible. I'd worry more about the metals from the tap water myself.. I'd get a metal binding polymer and some aluminum or iron oxide for the PO4 as soon as you can. The sand and rocks have already absorbed some of the problem and will take a little while to be sure the tank is metal free.

 

metal binding what lol
Can you be a bit more specific please?

 

its metal that binds phosphate to itself, thus removing it form the water

 

? How is this done?.......sorry i'm a total noob when it comes to this.

 

Kent's and sea chem make a metal binding polymer IT binds up free metals like copper and zinc iron lead Tin stuff like that . It comes in with water. Its done just like the D.I units as the ions pass through the polymer resign bed they are attracted to the filter media and its like static cling..

 

oh i got it now,
What about putting some rowaphos in my external filter aswell?

 

Take it from me as I did the same exact thing...Phosphates = Hair Algae. I'm winning the battle, but it's taken a while. Lots of Rowaphos, weekly 10-15% water changes, and a huge clean up crew.

I now use only RO/DI water and good quality salt and working to keep my water conditions pristine.

Listen to Tangster...he really helped me.

Oh, one more thing...listen to Tangster ;-)

 

Yes Sir, rowaphos on its away sir.......Cheers

 

It is also similar to our skimmers with the various contaminants that attach themselves to the micro bubbles of the skimmer only to be deposited in the skimmate cup!