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01-08-2008, 03:15 PM

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Phosphate

What causes high phosphate? Is it poor water quality to start? Or is more caused by something I'd be doing (IE: too much light, over feeding, what ever)?

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01-08-2008, 03:19 PM

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Overfeeding is one cause. Infrequent water changes contribute as well. High phosphate promotes hair algae..Yuk

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01-08-2008, 04:29 PM

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Organics breaking down is also a contributor.

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