Phosban media for phosphate removal

[scuba guy ron]

I've been running Phosban brand media for phosphate removal in a phosban reactor for about 2 years now with amazing results.

I have still have a very tiny amount of green hair (real tiny) in the 2 lowest light, lowest flow spots in the tank. I believe this to be from the small detection of nitrates I am registering. On the phosban it states that it does not leach back. I have since corrected all the practices I used to do that contributed to the problem.

my question is;

1- is it true phosban brand media will not leach back as stated on the package?

2- is there a better media to use for phospate removal that will not leach back?

3- is there a good media to use that will remove phospates as well as nitrates and not leach back?

:hmm4:

 

[troylee]

rawaphos is prolly the best gfo out there...."black gold" lol it's expensive...:lol:

 

[scuba guy ron]

I'm looking online and it looks like the rawaphos is actually cheaper then the phosban.

 

[lizardarm]

Check here:
http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/Carbon-and-Phosphate-Remover-GFO-Phosphate-Remover-(GFO)/c109_8/index.html
I've used the pellets and the HC and had great results.
Not sure if you've been changing your media out or running the same stuff for a couple years, but I don't think that it's supposed to last that long.

 

[scuba guy ron]

Sorry. I've been changing out the media aprox every 3 mos. Thought I'd try another type for a change.

 

[scuba guy ron]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15523970#post15523970 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by lizardarm
Check here:
http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/Carbon-and-Phosphate-Remover-GFO-Phosphate-Remover-(GFO)/c109_8/index.html
I've used the pellets and the HC and had great results.
Not sure if you've been changing your media out or running the same stuff for a couple years, but I don't think that it's supposed to last that long.

your link doesnt work

 

[aquaman67]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15523470#post15523470 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by troylee
rawaphos is prolly the best gfo out there...."black gold" lol it's expensive...:lol:

Not everyone agrees...

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1684486

I switched from Phosban to bulk reef supply's High Capacity GFO.

www.bulkreefsupply.com

Some use the pellets, I chose HC (high capacity)

It has a lot less dust than phosban.

As for the nitrates, I'd do water changes. Lots of them...

 

[tufacody]

I just took out my phosban reactor because I felt the chaeto was more effective and cheaper.

 

[scuba guy ron]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15524768#post15524768 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by aquaman67
Not everyone agrees...

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1684486

I switched from Phosban to bulk reef supply's High Capacity GFO.

www.bulkreefsupply.com

Some use the pellets, I chose HC (high capacity)

It has a lot less dust than phosban.

As for the nitrates, I'd do water changes. Lots of them...

I do weekly water changes as well as keep mangroves. my question wasnt what to do to lessen my nit. but rather if there was a dual media as sometimes no matter what is done nitrates can be unavoidable.

 

[scuba guy ron]

thx for the other info though aquaman67

 

[scuba guy ron]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15524888#post15524888 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tufacody
I just took out my phosban reactor because I felt the chaeto was more effective and cheaper.

that wasnt the question but thanks for the idea, unfortunately my tank is a column and doesnt have the room or I would be doing that.

 

[scuba guy ron]

there's gotta be other options.

 

[Aqua Keepers]

http://www.polyplab.com/optiphos.html
Can be regenerated 4-5 times

 

[fishchef]

I ran the same Phosban in a reactor for 14 months and I tested regularly for PO with a Salifert kit and never got a reading. I have no hair or cyno. Just switched it out because it was probably exhausted. How much cheaper can that be? I do regular partials and tank maintenance. The Salifert kit only measures organophosphate not inorganic, I believe from my reading, but my tank results show effectiveness.

 

[scuba guy ron]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15525898#post15525898 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Aqua Keepers
http://www.polyplab.com/optiphos.html
Can be regenerated 4-5 times

I dont think Ive ever seen that one before. Especially not in any stores.

 

[Aqua Keepers]

I should mention that I do not use it. I just learned about it myself.

 

[luther1200]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15523821#post15523821 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by scuba guy ron
I'm looking online and it looks like the rawaphos is actually cheaper then the phosban.

What ever you do don't get the ROWAphos. Its garbage. The best GFO is Bulk Reef Supply's high capacity GFO by far. I used ROWAphos for 2 years and had algae problems the whole time. I switched to BRS HC GFO and it literally fell of in under 2 months of use. Trust me you will be very happy with it. And it turns out I am not the only 1 having issues while using ROWAphos, there are a lot of people reporting issue's with ROWAphos use. Read the thread Aquaman67 posted, its all in there.

 

[stage3-s4]

Rowaphos has the best results, been using it for over a year, Only one I trust.

 

[scuba guy ron]

so where does everyone fit phosban media into this. it has seemed to work for me so far. Is it at least middle of the road?

 

[kaskiles]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15526286#post15526286 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by fishchef
The Salifert kit only measures organophosphate not inorganic, I believe from my reading, but my tank results show effectiveness.

All the phosphate test kits measure inorganic phosphate. When you say organophosphate, you might mean orthophosphate, which is a form of inorganic phoshpate.

You have to use more aggressive chemical techniques to measure organic phosphate, and they are not considered safe outside a laboratory.