Reef Tank Phosphate
science question 10 pts!?
The experiment is too long to explain, so I will just ask the question:
if I want to raise the ppm of a 8 gallon reef to for example 3ppm, how many mL of phosphate will I pour in the tank. Please also show how you got you answer just in case I want a different ppm level.
I know this is a bad level for a reef, but there is a purpose for it, again, its a science experiment
To determine the PPM you need, first you need to find out how much the water in your “reef” weighs ( I am not sure what a reef is, so I am assuming it is just a container of water). The weight of a gallon of water is 8.34 lbs. So,
8 gal x 8.34 lbs/gal = 66.72 lbs.
3 ppm expressed as a power of 10 is 3 x 10 -6. Now multiply that times your weight and you get:
200.16 x 10 -6, or 2.0016 x 10 -4 lbs of phosphate need to be added. (A very small amount!)
You will need to determine yourself the amount of phosphate per volume of the solution to you can add that much to give you the weight calculated above, since you did not include that information. 3 ppm added to an 8 gallon container is not very much, the phosphate solution will have to be very dilute.
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