what to use to remove phosphate (1 Viewer)

[Guest]

my phosphate is way off. what can i use to lower it? Can i use phosphate pad? would it work? how about phosphate sponge. Did 20% water change last nite and it went down a little. BTW i dont overfeed and MH is normally on for 6-8 hr/day. Thanks

 

[ShaneV]

What do you use as a water source? Phosphate has to be added from some source for it to be present. Either through water that has phosphate, overfeeding, buffers, some carbon, etc.

 

[Wildfire]

Also, check your food. Most frozen foods (that I use) have a phosphate as a preservative, second ingrediant....

As for your current problem:

I used Phos-Ban (or was it Phos-Zorb?) in my tank for about 6 months to correct my problem. It acutally works in about 24 - 48 hours, and REMARKABLY reduces the PO4 levels. I went from 3 ppm (really, 3.00) down to 0.3 in about a day and a half.

 

[Guest]

i tested my RO before placing it in my system. Perhaps it came from Kent alk buffer. Will look into Phosban thanks

 

[Guest]

where can i get phos zorb or phosban locally?

 

[Wildfire]

I got some from Neptune's (on IH-45 at Fuqua) but I think a few stores carry it... Call around

 

[cparka23]

I got a 1 Liter sized container of Phosban at Planet Fish. There are different sizes around if you look for it, but PF didn't carry any others.