phosphate

This topic could fall under several categories so I chose to put it here.  Please move if necessary!   A recent tank emergency has gotten me curious about the facts regarding phosphates and how this nutrient affects the balance of a freshwater tank.  I'm also curious how this changes in a...

Okay so today after discovering from a few people high phosphates has nothing to do with Algae, i thought i shall be running a few tests on my tank to prove this point, i have discovered today that my tank was running high phosphate beyond the scale of the JBL PO4 test kit, and have bought some...

I have a 180 litre community tank. Well stocked, but not overstocked. No plants (some bogwood). A powerful external Eheim professional ii filter. An internal Jewel filter too. I feed the fish on (about) 4 frozen cubes of assorted food daily (max, often only 2). Plus maybe a couple of plec wafers...