Best Way To Remove Phosphate

[john starkey]

High PO4 isn't an issue in a well-planted tank.

My tap has 5+ppm PO4 and I add more PO4 every day...

Yep, but you do not need to add it if the PO4 is that high either.
But we get better plant growth with more ferts and excesses can go quite high without any issues to fish, plants, algae etc, that's good knowledge so we have a a wider range to work with and an easier target to hit.
This = less worry about things like K+, PO4, traces etc.

You can go lean or rich, really up to you.

Regards,
Tom Barr

Hi Tom, my local tap water is the same as Georges 5+ppm po4 so i stopped adding p some time ago and i have not seen any less plant growth than before,regards john

 

[George Farmer]

High PO4 isn't an issue in a well-planted tank.

My tap has 5+ppm PO4 and I add more PO4 every day...

Yep, but you do not need to add it if the PO4 is that high either.

I wouldn't normally add more, but there's P in Tropica+ liquid and I'm having super results with it exclusively. Have been for over 18 months in four tanks now.