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It's a polyester filter pad treated with adsorption resins. I suggest everybody has one of these on hand for emergencies.
Removes:
Harmful organics, toxic ammonia, heavy metals, all forms of phosphates, and medications after treatment.
In normal use (with no unusual nasties) it turns from white, to tan, to brown and eventually to black. It can be used until it's black, and should be rinsed periodically.
It turns color when removing medications and also blue with copper, red with iron, green with ammonia.
If you're using one and it turns a pastel color, that's a good indicator that it has removed something highly undesirable out of the water. If it's organic, it won't tell you much other than changing colors normally, but it will pull a lot of stuff. Says it doesn't remove trace elements - take that with a grain of salt (heavy metals in trace amounts are necessary)...
I've used them in all kinds of applications. A must-have IMO, even if its use is only occasional or on an emergency basis.
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If you cary them can I order them from you and use paypal and have them shipped to me? Ive been working alot lately and dont have alot of time to run around.
[QUOTE=][B]mysterybox;447422 wrote:[/B] Well instead of looking for the "Smoking Gun", let's eliminate the obvious problems that are most likely the issue anyway. After all of the issues have been addressed, then look at a "smoking gun". Phosphates could take a month or two to get low enough to safely house stony corals, as they "attach" to live rock and so forth. At least nitrates remain in water column (mostly).[/QUOTE]
Whats the best way to help eliminate Phosphates?
