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    Quote Originally Posted by alum View Post
    I already clean up all LR too. dentritus mostly trapp in it.
    Inside it, not over it, I'm talking about phosphates and nitrates, not detritus

    LR can adsorb nutrients and it need to let them leach over time to the water

    Coraline algae has the same ability to adsorb and retain phosphates

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    its almost 6 months -1 year I always harvest algae from scrubber (always a lots) and also clean tank from it.
    phospat never gone! and more crazy.. its unreasonable cause I never feed and add anything cause tank is almost empty (very few bioload)

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    You can't see phosphate in a rock. It is invisible.

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    SM : Yes I know its invisible but Algaes consume phosphate, right? if algae that I harvest everytime that's mean phosphate should be lower lower and lower but in my case this is not happend even I installed phoshguard too for help (ROWAPHOS)

    Should I start again from begining change LR with DR to make cycling again ?
    but I would like to keep all LR cause I think they already cure mature..

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    Just give it more time. Might take 6 months.

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    Arrrrggghh... 6 month again??
    how to make it faster than 6 month ?? can phosguard will make it faster ?
    I want to buy some corals.. but of course after everything check is ok for start.

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    Stronger scrubber, water changes, GFO, will all speed it up.

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    Ok then..
    thank's sir for advice its mean a lot to me :-)

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