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Thingymabob
Aug 21st, 2004, 08:06am
How do you exactly lower phosphate, nitrate and others becausei want to know what to do before my water paraments get weird.

look forward to your reply

Colin
Aug 22nd, 2004, 02:34am
Good old fashioned healthy water changes.... Aim for doing about 25% weekly depending on the size of the cuttlefish

Thingymabob
Aug 22nd, 2004, 03:01am
thanks and does it lower slowly?

Colin
Aug 23rd, 2004, 02:39am
It makes the build up slower :)

oscar
Oct 3rd, 2004, 07:12am
no expert at all but i have heard a rumour of steel wool (obviously not soap impregnated!) helping lower phosphates?

IS THIS TRUE?

Colin
Oct 3rd, 2004, 08:06am
no idea??????

where did you find the info?

oscar
Oct 3rd, 2004, 05:08pm
i heard that from the guy im buying the tank from???

he had some in the sump and it wasnt doing any harm...