phosban problem help!!!

[jj6072]

i recently just installed a new reactor with phosban (the white pebble looking stuff) and i forgot to rinse it before using it....now my water is all cloudy what do i do? and how bad is it that i dod this!!!!!

 

[teesquare]

Think you will be fine - if you have one - put a bag or sock filter on your pipe coming into the sumpe, and even put some filter floss in that, it should clear up within an hour or two.
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[soulsigma]

Your ac will also help with removing the cloudyness also.

 

[teesquare]

JJ - I think by "ac", he means activated carbon, not air conditioning :strange:

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[atkinsg]

Isn't PhosBan brown?

 

[teesquare]

Yes - bu there are older types of phosphate removers that are white and are made out of alumium silicate (?) . That is what I beliewve he used.

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[Walking_Target]

Seachem PhosGuard is a white pebbly product. I use it, it works fine. RowaPhos (GFO) works better, but has a higher price tag to match.

 

[bsylv91]

if youve got a filter running too the cloudiness should be gone within a day or two

 

[jeepguy242]

i did the same with some i put in a mesh bag when i first started my tank, i didnt know what i was doing ( first saltwater tank and battling hair algea) who hasnt been there LOL but everything turned out fine, that was 8 years ago!

 

[reefkeepa14]

phosbans white gfo is brown. your carbon will remove it

 

[aussie_chicago]

I also have been using the seachem phosban,works ok,even when rinsing thouragly,I still get a little residue for 1/2 hr or so,always clears up pretty quick.I have read that using the white pellets can leach aluminum into the water,which can affect corals.I think Ill be switching to GFO in the future.....