What do you use for phosphate control?

[curtismaximus]

I am seeing some phosphates :yuk: and was thinking I would just go with some GFO from Bulk Reef Supply.

What do you use?

 

[ralph atl]

HC GFO in a set of dual reactors along with ROX carbon in the second one.
I use 1 cup and change weekly (each).

 

[raz0945]

+1

mysterybox;856384 wrote: hc gfo in a set of dual reactors along with rox carbon in the second one.
I use 1 cup and change weekly (each).

 

[butch]

ROWAphos and rox carbon in a reactor.

 

[curtismaximus]

Do you have to ramp up your your GFO or do you start with the full amount?

 

[gort]

Bulk Reef Supply GFO in a Two Little Fishies reactor, carbon in a BRS reactor. My volume is about 90 gallons and works well.

 

[ralph atl]

Curtismaximus;856398 wrote: Do you have to ramp up your your GFO or do you start with the full amount?

Ramp up.....

 

[curtismaximus]

I have a 120 gal with about 30 gal or so in my sump. How much should I start with?

 

[jbadd99]

No3: po4-x

 

[curtismaximus]

jbadd99;856499 wrote: No3: po4-x

¿Que? Is that bio pellets?

 

[jbadd99]

No. It's a Red Sea product that Amanda from Creation Reef got me using.

So far it's working wonders on my nitrates and phosphates. It does require a good skimmer for oxygenation and DOC removal.

Only complaint is it contains methanol, so it does smell a little when you pour it in, but it dissipates quickly.

 

[bluespot]

I was using biopellets in a nextreef smr1 reactor but it worked too well for my bioload. Then used same reactor for seachem sea gel and was very pleased for phosphates but didnt help nitrates. Now I just have carbon in it and am trying the red sea NoPox. So far so good.

 

[ralph atl]

Curtismaximus;856490 wrote: I have a 120 gal with about 30 gal or so in my sump. How much should I start with?

1/2 cup.

 

[cedzaquaddiction]

Unfortunately, I'm using red hair algae to control my phosphates right now.

Jk. I know that phosphates lead to algae, and if you have algae, then phosphates won't show up on your test kits because the algae is consuming it all...

Working on getting a reactor as we speak...

 

[ksicard]

weekly WC's with RO water, GFO changed weekly/bi-weekly in a gfo reactor, proper skimming. With those 3 things you shouldn't have phosphate issues.

 

[rjrgroup]

Just to clear up some common misconceptions;
HC, high capacity GFO and GFO+ is a marketing ploy, desenser and heavier but isotherm charts show no increased adsorbancy. Standard or premeim GFO is hands down the highest adsorbancy media today. Premeium GFO is called E33 bayoxide made by Severn Trent. E33P, pelletized, is about 10-15% less adsorbancy due to decreased surface area but contains less fines that must be rinsed away. Activated alumina, white in color, has a much lower adsorbancy. For the $, GFO is the best bang for the buck. :up:

 

[curtismaximus]

rjrgroup;856806 wrote: Just to clear up some common misconceptions;
HC, high capacity GFO and GFO+ is a marketing ploy, desenser and heavier but isotherm charts show no increased adsorbancy. Standard or premeim GFO is hands down the highest adsorbancy media today. Premeium GFO is called E33 bayoxide made by Severn Trent. E33P, pelletized, is about 10-15% less adsorbancy due to decreased surface area but contains less fines that must be rinsed away. Activated alumina, white in color, has a much lower adsorbancy. For the $, GFO is the best bang for the buck. :up:

Yea I was wondering about that. I am going to go with the standard GFO from BRS and see how that works.
Thanks

 

[ralph atl]

lol