How to lower phosphate and others

[Thingymabob]

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]

Good old fashioned healthy water changes.... Aim for doing about 25% weekly depending on the size of the cuttlefish

 

[Thingymabob]

thanks and does it lower slowly?

 

[Colin]

It makes the build up slower

 

[oscar]

no expert at all but i have heard a rumour of steel wool (obviously not soap impregnated!) helping lower phosphates?

IS THIS TRUE?

 

[Colin]

no idea??????

where did you find the info?

 

[oscar]

i heard that from the guy im buying the tank from???

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