Originally Posted by
Ace25
I have a real world example in my living room that this thread has yet to explain. If algae doesn't remove phosphates, then why does my 'ats only' tank have a stable phosphate reading for over a year now? It isn't an 'ideal' reading in my book, but it seems to work on that tank. I dump in A TON of food every day, much more than I should (6+ cubes for 6 fish), and still my phosphates remain stable. If algae doesn't remove phosphates, then what else would remove them on my tank because that is the only thing I do on it (clean the screen). No reactors, no skimmer, no water changes, just weekly cleaning of the screen. The tank is doing so well I had my clownfish lay another giant clutch of eggs last night.
This is where the math doesn't add up to me. I am dumping WAAAY more phosphates into my tank daily and if this thread was correct, I would have a constant steady rise in phosphates, but I don't. Why is that?