bond - Bonding in the phosphate ion - Chemistry Stack Exchange
Simply put: To make PO4 you must start with a neutral P and three O with a -1 charge and one O with a neutral charge. The phosphorus can make 4 bonds by hybridizing. The phosphorus …
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How can Phosphate be charged at -3? - Chemistry Stack Exchange
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Nomenclature of polyatomic ions - Chemistry Stack Exchange
Sep 19, 2016 · Phosphate is $\ce{PO4^3-}$ thus phosphite is $\ce{PO3^3-}$ Chlorate is $\ce{ClO3-}$ thus chlorite is $\ce{ClO2-}$ If your ion includes a hypo- prefix, subtract another …
Combating low nutrients (and Dinos!) - Nano-Reef Community
Feb 5, 2023 · Hey all, I've been dealing with low nutrients in my 10 gallon tank for a few months now - NO3: 0 (Salifert), PO4: 0 - 0.003(Hanna Phosphorus ULR). Corals look quite pale …
Difference in total phosphate and total phosphorus of biomass
Oct 16, 2024 · Orthophosphate, I understand, to be $\ce{PO4^3-}$, the simplest form of phosphate that is readily available for biological use by plants and algae. It is an inorganic …
Reading Salifert PO4 Test - Water Chemistry - Nano-Reef …
Mar 13, 2019 · That would put something around .03 ppm PO4 to 5ppm NO3 at a good ratio. As long as it looks closer to .03ppm than adjacent levels, it is good. If you aren’t suddenly having …
Dosing Nitrate / Nitrogen on purpose? - Nano-Reef Community
Jun 28, 2012 · The theory is that no3 is reduced to the point where po4 reduction stops. The Redfield ratios state that consumption of no3 to po4 is 16:1. If you don't have a 16:1 no3:po4 …
Red Sea NO3 PO4 x and chemipure elite - Water Chemistry
Dec 15, 2019 · Lots of different factors. Eliminating NO2 and PO4 is no longer the goal, having low levels. SPS need cleaner water and Zoa's LPS can do well with higher values. 1. How do …
Nitrate and Phosphate instability problem - Nano-Reef Community
Feb 27, 2020 · Currently at 0.02ppm PO4 using the ULR hanna checker and 25ppm nitrates using salifert. I have stopped using GFO and will cut out feeding daily reef roids. Hoping my nitrates …