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Thingymabob
Aug 21, '04, 9:06am
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 22, '04, 3:34am
Good old fashioned healthy water changes.... Aim for doing about 25% weekly depending on the size of the cuttlefish

Thingymabob
Aug 22, '04, 4:01am
thanks and does it lower slowly?

Colin
Aug 23, '04, 3:39am
It makes the build up slower :)

oscar
Oct 03, '04, 8:12am
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 03, '04, 9:06am
no idea??????

where did you find the info?

oscar
Oct 03, '04, 6:08pm
i heard that from the guy im buying the tank from???

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