Phosban or ROWAphos?.......

[Naperville Reef]

which is better or are they about the same?

 

[hansnfrans]

Rowaphos.

But Rowa is VERY expensive and it appears that Phosban works better for the amount of $ it costs.

Personally I'm pretty happy w/ Phosban. Make sure to use in a Kent or Phosban reactor. This makes a world of difference in the effectiveness of the product.

 

[Rod Buehler]

I like Pura phoslock , And I agree that the reactor is worth every penny!

 

[hansnfrans]

Rod - So do you like Pura better than the Rowa?

 

[Naperville Reef]

due to space restrictions i do not have room for a phosban reactor so i will have to keep it in my sump.

 

[hansnfrans]

The reactor hangs on the outside of the aquarium (at least my Kent model does), so all that is in the aquarium is 2 thin pieces of vinyl tubing.

I've used Phosban w/ a reactor and without a reactor and speaking from experience, this stuff is useless when not used in a reactor.

 

[pk1]

PHOSaR from Warner Marine has also recieved some good feedback over in the Chemisty forum..
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=893004&highlight=GFO+phosphate

 

[SaraB]

Can't you also use the phosphate media in a micron bag and run in a canister filter rather than just a phosphate reactor set-up?

 

[Rod Buehler]

Actually being able to see the media lightly tumbling or "dancing" makes the difference ....

I used to run it in a carbon gizmo (in a mesh bag) and the results were poor in comparrison.

 

[SaraB]

WOW, now I need "dancing media" and a reactor to make it dance! Where does the spending end????

 

[Naperville Reef]

what is a good Phosphate reactor for a 20g tank?

 

[pk1]

The kent or TLF reactor will work, I think they are as small as you can get em. You could add carbon also, to justify the size..

http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=K-PR1&Category_Code=

 

[mbunaman]

I had it in a media bag before then I switched it to a reactor two months ago. And wow the difference was night and day. I say a reactor is the best $30 I ever spent.

 

[Naperville Reef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8154141#post8154141 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mbunaman
I had it in a media bag before then I switched it to a reactor two months ago. And wow the difference was night and day. I say a reactor is the best $30 I ever spent.

so you just pour the media into the reactor without pouring it into a filter bag first?

 

[Sullyman]

Top comes off the reactor, so you can fill it, no bag needed.
I like the precision marine reactors, a few more dollars but worth it, imo.
The water needs to move through it slowly, so it can absorb the phosphate.

 

[hansnfrans]

Also, keep in mind that the water should move through the reactor slowly so as not to pulverize the Ferric Oxide which can supposedly poison the tank inhabitants.

I personally would not go any more powerful than a maxi-jet 400 for this sort of application.

If you are debating between the TLF and Kent reactors, you'll probably be better off with the TLF reactor b/c it is much easier to take apart for media removal/replacement.