Water storage and phosphates - Page 2

pbradley0 · 01/05/2018, 04:24 PM

I'm really interested to see if other can replicate these results. It indicates to me that leaving a little residual in your container may lead to phosphate problems. I can see this leading to frustration when searching for a source of phosphates when you're seemingly doing everything right.

bertoni · 01/05/2018, 04:31 PM

8 ppb to 74 ppb is a disturbingly high change. I probably would ditch the containers, too, at this point. They are relatively cheap. A good cleaning with vinegar might help a lot, though. It's possible that the phosphate is entering via the ambient air, I guess.

pbradley0 · 01/05/2018, 08:44 PM

New Brutes are installed. I hope this fixes it.

pbradley0 · 01/05/2018, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bertoni

8 ppb to 74 ppb is a disturbingly high change. I probably would ditch the containers, too, at this point. They are relatively cheap. A good cleaning with vinegar might help a lot, though. It's possible that the phosphate is entering via the ambient air, I guess.

I considered that but I sincerely doubt it would jump from 8 to 74 due to just that. Also doesn’t make sense for mixed salt water to pick up stuff from the air. The RO/DI water... maybe.

bertoni · 01/05/2018, 08:49 PM

Yes, that's a large jump. I am surprised at how large it is.

01/05/2018, 04:31 PM	#27
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	8 ppb to 74 ppb is a disturbingly high change. I probably would ditch the containers, too, at this point. They are relatively cheap. A good cleaning with vinegar might help a lot, though. It's possible that the phosphate is entering via the ambient air, I guess. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

01/05/2018, 08:49 PM	#30
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	Yes, that's a large jump. I am surprised at how large it is. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

01/05/2018, 04:24 PM	#26
pbradley0 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 185	I'm really interested to see if other can replicate these results. It indicates to me that leaving a little residual in your container may lead to phosphate problems. I can see this leading to frustration when searching for a source of phosphates when you're seemingly doing everything right.

01/05/2018, 08:44 PM	#28
pbradley0 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 185	New Brutes are installed. I hope this fixes it.