Hanna Phosphate checker

[CStrickland]

If you're going to run gfo on your tank, you could get the reactor going now. LC is good for really high levels where gfo gets exhausted very quickly, but since you are not in such bad shape it might not be necessary.

 

[sfdan]

Since you have the rock in a separate container already, I think using LC would be easier and faster than having to set up a GFO reactor and replace the GFO as it gets exhausted. With LC you just put in a capful or two every day and within 1-2 weeks your phosphate will probably get down below to a decent level (<0.03).

 

[fernalfer]

Since you have the rock in a separate container already, I think using LC would be easier and faster than having to set up a GFO reactor and replace the GFO as it gets exhausted. With LC you just put in a capful or two every day and within 1-2 weeks your phosphate will probably get down below to a decent level (<0.03).

I think i will do the LC method. Question is some do water changes after they dose with LC and then dose again and repeat. Which can go through some time and a lot of salt. Or can you keep the rock in the same water and keep dosing until you are at acceptable levels?

 

[RayAllen3422]

I think i will do the LC method. Question is some do water changes after they dose with LC and then dose again and repeat. Which can go through some time and a lot of salt. Or can you keep the rock in the same water and keep dosing until you are at acceptable levels?

I did LC treatments for about 4 weeks and never changed the water. My phosphates went from .5 to .05 during this period.

 

[DivingTheWorld]

Using LC is much cheaper than GFO. The drawback is the precipitate when you dose it. It looks like white snow in the water. But you're dosing in a separate container before your tank is started so it's not an issue. Just rinse the rock before adding it to your DT. Use LC.

 

[fernalfer]

Now i see people using 2 different products:

Seaklear Phosphate remover and Natural Chemistry Phos Free. They both have the same ingredient LC just wondering if one is better then the other. My local pool store carries only the Phos Free

 

[fernalfer]

OK so initial reading of phosphate was 0.123. I dosed with PhosFree 24 hrs ago. Just took a reading after 24 hrs and it is now 0.077. Should i dose again? Or wait 24 hrs to dose again?