I should know this by now but .. it’s been a long time since I’ve tested phosphates.
My water is testing at 1.0 according to the color chart in the photo below. Am I correct in assuming this means 1.0ppm? The instructions have a single sentence “The phosphate values are in ppm phosphate” in the photo.
I am asking for clarification on the units. Just want to be sure I don’t need to multiply the result by some scalar or multiple of ten.
I ask because many hobbyists run around 10-20ppm of nitrates in a FOWLR.. it would seem this test doesn’t go that high? My tank has a healthy carpet of green hair algae along the back wall - I’d assume a PO4 reading of 1.0ppm would suggest I should have almost zero algae growth in my tank right?
My water is testing at 1.0 according to the color chart in the photo below. Am I correct in assuming this means 1.0ppm? The instructions have a single sentence “The phosphate values are in ppm phosphate” in the photo.
I am asking for clarification on the units. Just want to be sure I don’t need to multiply the result by some scalar or multiple of ten.
I ask because many hobbyists run around 10-20ppm of nitrates in a FOWLR.. it would seem this test doesn’t go that high? My tank has a healthy carpet of green hair algae along the back wall - I’d assume a PO4 reading of 1.0ppm would suggest I should have almost zero algae growth in my tank right?