Carbon or Phos Remover?

[MonkeeFish]

Which one should i use at this stage? I tried to use carbon but it does not seem to help me at all in my fight against cyano algae. Should i go ahead and try using a phosphate remover now?

 

[Bebo77]

first get rid of the cyno with chemipure... then use a combo of both carbon and phosban... every tank should be running carbon.. imo

 

[Orochimaru]

Do both if you have to but find the source first. RO water, over feeding or bigger skimmer and more flow.

I am running both phosban and carbon. This is in conjunction with ozone and refugium

 

[MonkeeFish]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7691201#post7691201 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tetra
Do both if you have to but find the source first. RO water, over feeding or bigger skimmer and more flow.

I am running both phosban and carbon. This is in conjunction with ozone and refugium

Would i have to buy another phosban reactor if i want to run both carbon and phosban?

 

[Orochimaru]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7691240#post7691240 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by MonkeeFish
Would i have to buy another phosban reactor if i want to run both carbon and phosban?

I used to run phosban and carbon in one reactor but that was too much work since carbon get used up quicker than phosban. I end up adding only one teaspoon of phosban to every 1/4 cup of phosban. That way, I can assume that they get used up at the same time(a week)....way too much work...

now, I run carbon in a bag in the filter sock which can be changed out once a week. And the phosban in the reactor and it gets changed out once a month or two.

combine this with regular water change, ozone and a refugium, you are good to go.

 

[MonkeeFish]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7691597#post7691597 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tetra
I used to run phosban and carbon in one reactor but that was too much work since carbon get used up quicker than phosban. I end up adding only one teaspoon of phosban to every 1/4 cup of phosban. That way, I can assume that they get used up at the same time(a week)....way too much work...

now, I run carbon in a bag in the filter sock which can be changed out once a week. And the phosban in the reactor and it gets changed out once a month or two.

combine this with regular water change, ozone and a refugium, you are good to go.

I thought carbon is most effective when there's water flowing through it or push through it. So would running it in a filter bag be effective enough?

 

[gcarroll]

I did the same as tetra but also put the phosphate media in a bag as well. Is it effective enough? Remember that filter bags have been around much longer than phosban reactors.

 

[Orochimaru]

I would rather have my tank drain going through on the carbon filter bag then having it inside a reactor. Either way should be ok. No tests to prove it but the diff. shouldn't be that much. However it's easier to change when it is in the filter sock then reactor.

 

[gcarroll]

Ooops! I did not notice before that tetra runs the filter bag in the filter sock. I place mine next to the protective screen of the return pump. that draws the water through the media.

 

[MonkeeFish]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7692350#post7692350 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tetra
I would rather have my tank drain going through on the carbon filter bag then having it inside a reactor. Either way should be ok. No tests to prove it but the diff. shouldn't be that much. However it's easier to change when it is in the filter sock then reactor.

The drain on my tank doesn't have a filter sock so what else can i do?

 

[Orochimaru]

high flow area

 

[MonkeeFish]

hmm alright thanks i will try that.