Sophia Posted March 13, 2010 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 Does anyone know if our tap water has extra phosphate in it? My tank is a shade of green that matches the test kit between 0.5 and 1 - what is anyone else's like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted March 13, 2010 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 Have you measured the tap water? I have had excessive phosphates in tanks before and it was from the food I was feeding.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted March 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 nope, trying to avoid buying a $30 test kit for the time being so will take a tube to get done next time I go to the shop... this time I took aquarium water only Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted March 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 Have you measured the tap water? I have had excessive phosphates in tanks before and it was from the food I was feeding.. anyway what food were you feeding? I have JBL Gala flakes/dried worms, Wardley shrimp pellets, Aquarian sinking algae wafers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted March 25, 2010 Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 i get my water from the okura resevoir, nothing there, very good water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted March 25, 2010 Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 I was just feeding some nasty cheap as food off trademe.. The fish loved it and did really well on it I just had lime green water so didn't buy it again once it ran out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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