reefers and phophates

[liquidg]

Phosphates are a bitch hey! Naah we need it!

Phosphorus that we test for that we hobbyists call phosphate or orthophosphate is an essential part of all life's cellular needs, so it is in all life's cells!
So what was the make up of once living algae, living shrimp/plankton, living fish, living inverts of any kind, they were all made up of cells!
Once dead they can go into our corals foods, our fish foods, so from there ours/fish/ any life's cells take some and the rest comes out as waste! That's where phosphates comes from, oh and with inmost corals, we know most of their calcium skeleton is calcium carbonate, well some of their make up is calcium phosphate! Then we know that much of our cycling bacteria likes to make, and live in a nitric acid environment that they create them selves. Then why do we at times have to cope with high cal levels in the early days, that's the nitric acid breaking down the calcium based media you are using that is housing your cycling bacteria. So amongst so many poor hobbyists thinking that the rock needs to be cooked to get rid of the leaching phosphates, no, that was part of its make up being set free by a crude organic form of nitric acid, usually anaerobic bacteria do this one. i suppose there is tap water, bad reef salt and so on , but this is where it is naturally! Any way here is phosphorus.

http://jdcphosphate.org/phosphates-101/phosphorous-an-essential-element/

[Donny@ageofaquariums]

As long as you don't need ATP* phosphates are not that important.

 

 

*(C₁₀H₁₆N₅O₁₃P₃₎

[Donny@ageofaquariums]

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Climate change. Fossil fuel shortages. Both headline-grabbing issues that we're confronted with daily -- but how many of us have heard of 'peak phosphorus'?

While it certainly hasn't garnered even a fraction of the column inches that these other environmental threats have over the last decade, peak phosphorus is one of the most pressing issues we're facing globally, and it's an issue I'm dedicated to try and solve.

In short, phosphorus is one of the basic requirements for life on earth. Phosphate deposits take millions of years to form, but after less than a century of mining them for fertiliser there's a serious concern that the available resources will run out -- which is what we call 'peak phosphorus'. And while there are alternatives to move on from our current dependence on fossil fuels -- electric cars and the like -- there is no alternative to phosphorus.

Phosphate -- It's the chemical backbone of DNA; every cell, plant and living thing needs phosphorus to survive. It's in our cells, our bones -- we can't function without it. It also means that without phosphorus, we can't produce food. The bad news is, we're running out.

When it does run out, we'll be looking at a global food crisis. But even if it doesn't, what will happen in the fairly near future is that the price of phosphorus fertiliser will increase dramatically. Because the reserves aren't unending, it's a problem of demand outstripping supply and the farmers are the ones who will suffer the most, especially here in Australia.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2016/10/05/what-is-peak-phosphorus-and-how-will-it-affect-you-in-the-fut/?aXFk&sr_source=lift_stumbleupon&aQZk

 

 

[liquidg]

20 minutes ago, Donny@ageofaquariums said:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2016/10/05/what-is-peak-phosphorus-and-how-will-it-affect-you-in-the-fut/?aXFk&sr_source=lift_stumbleupon&aQZk

 

 

Our population, if it can be reduced, then we have no problems.

Not with any thing, bar economies initially of course, they would crash with the way we run things.

[gingerbeer]

I love the question of balance.....  The tank I bought had water changes done on town water, so full of phosphates.  I do not support that.  I am getting my water mainly from the guys at Pet City. 

I have had algae problems and it is getting far better, thanks to changes with quality water amongst other changes.... We formed a plan and executed well!. 

 This weekend I am planning my next challenge - a nano marine.  In a big tank imbalance takes time, while a small tank can become a big problem quickly.  I will be starting a thread shortly - this weekend I am testing the system for leaks.