Hello SM, et all
Two questions I have regarding ATS.
Firstly, I checked my phosphate yesterday and today, and both times, using same testing procedure, I tested 0.00. I am feeding quite heavy. Any suggestions on how to get it to .03 like people suggest, or should I live it and assume there are some po4, just not detectable by Hannah checker?
Secondly, a friend of mine took down a tank, and gave me his mag 9.5. I hooked it up in my tank, removing my mag 7. to get more GPH to the display. I adjusted ballvalve accordingly, and measured how long ATS line took to fill a 5 gallon bucket (57 seconds, which gives me about 320 gph through the screen. However, compared to where I had it at 300 gph, it seems some of the water doesn't touch the screen, but kind of falls around it.
Could it be 20 gph difference was enough to be too much, or am I over thinking it?
And lastly, it could be my metal halide lighting, however even when they are off, my water seems very foggy. A white fog, where its tough to see from one end of the tank to the other (4 foot tank) Its not green, so I cant say its the green algae tinting it, but apparently something is.
My nitrates are zero, as well as measurable phosphate, so I doubt its anytime of bacterial bloom.
Any suggestions or input would be appreciated.
Thanks