Articles tagged: phosphate
- Basics
Water Changes — Why You Change Water
What accumulates and depletes in a closed reef system, why regular water changes are the most reliable maintenance tool, and what they cannot replace.
- Practice
Refugium in practice — structure, macroalgae and daily management
The refugium's four biological functions, macroalgae species comparison, lighting, reverse cycle, trace element compensation, harvest schedule and comparison with Chaeto reactors.
- Practice
Carbon dosing in practice — when, how, and when not to
When carbon dosing is justified, comparison of carbon sources, the Tropic Marin product family by PO₄ level, dosing, risks and how to prepare for them.
- Basics
Phosphate — the first thing a new hobbyist should measure
What happens when phosphate is absent, what happens when there is too much, the target range, measurement methods and three rules to remember.
- Deep dive
Phosphate deep dive — biochemistry, the skeleton and open questions
Phosphate forms in water, phosphate as the cell's fundamental molecule, the one-way path into the skeleton, calcification inhibition biochemistry, particulate phosphate and Liebig vs. Redfield.
- Practice
Phosphate in practice — measurement, target values, management
Target values by tank type, N:P ratio, GFO trace element removal data, raising and lowering phosphate, and the zero-zero trap from a phosphate perspective.