jdieck
New member
A couple of comments.
To get accurate data you will need to correlate your findings on the poll with the total number of people using each product.
PHOSaR from Warner is relatively new and has yet to have more people try it but the ones who do will not switch back to anything else. Basically the pellet shape alows for beter flow distribution and reduces clumping of the media exposing more of it to the pasing water either in reactors or on a bag. It is denser meaning that is used in a reactor it will allow for slightly higher flow, aditionally it does not fragment, fracture as easily and has less fines which makes it very easy to rinse. (For those using Rowa you know how messy it is).
I am looking forward for the second generation of PHOSar with twice the adsorption capacity, this will call for a dose of only half a gram per gallon of aquarium water.
Second: the price comparison between Alumina based and GFO based adsorbers may be futile. Alumina is lot cheaper in general but has problems for its application in reef tanks
Basically other than for Fish Only tanks I will stay away from all Alumina based removers (Like Phosgard) as they release unatural amounts of Aluminum which makes corals react badly.
To get accurate data you will need to correlate your findings on the poll with the total number of people using each product.
PHOSaR from Warner is relatively new and has yet to have more people try it but the ones who do will not switch back to anything else. Basically the pellet shape alows for beter flow distribution and reduces clumping of the media exposing more of it to the pasing water either in reactors or on a bag. It is denser meaning that is used in a reactor it will allow for slightly higher flow, aditionally it does not fragment, fracture as easily and has less fines which makes it very easy to rinse. (For those using Rowa you know how messy it is).
I am looking forward for the second generation of PHOSar with twice the adsorption capacity, this will call for a dose of only half a gram per gallon of aquarium water.
Second: the price comparison between Alumina based and GFO based adsorbers may be futile. Alumina is lot cheaper in general but has problems for its application in reef tanks
Basically other than for Fish Only tanks I will stay away from all Alumina based removers (Like Phosgard) as they release unatural amounts of Aluminum which makes corals react badly.