Nitrate sponge or phos sponge

[zbrook1]

To help along with other methods of reducing and getting rid of brown hair algae what should I use as a filter media-Nitrate sponge or Phos Ban....?

 

[Percula9]

Nitrate sponge doesn't work well in salt water. It would be a waste of your money. Phosban would be fine in a filter or better in a reactor.

P.S Where is Bemus Point? I grew up in Brooklyn.

 

[zbrook1]

Bemus is 80 miles south of Buffalo.....
What about Kent Phosphate sponge...any good,only thing LFS has other wise need to order on line

 

[Percula9]

Phosban would be better, because it's iron based. Phosphate sponge will release phosphate back into the water if you leave it in to long. Iron based media will not.

P.S I went to college in Cortland N.Y is between Binghamton and Ithica

 

[seapug]

Kent Phosphate sponge works but it has a lifespan of about 48 hours before it releases the Phosphate back into the water.. GFO works better, lasts longer, and won't leach.

 

[zbrook1]

Im sorry GFO?

 

[Percula9]

GFO= Granular Ferric oxide, iron based media like phosban.