afernandez
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looking for feed back on "phosguard" any one tryed it?
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Not according to the Seachem website....
<<< Each 500 mL of PhosGuardâ"žÂ¢ treats over 600 L (150 gallons*) (i.e. will remove up to 30 mg/L phosphate in 600 L (100 gallons*) of water, depending on the initial phosphate/silicate concentrations and the current biological load. Over treating is not recommended. PhosGuardâ"žÂ¢ is not an exchange resin, it does not release anything into the water. It does not leach phosphate or silicate back into the water and may be removed, dried, and returned to service until exhausted. Continuous use of small quantities is better than intermittent use of larger quantities. >>>
afernandez
Never Quit!!
i have been using phoseban for a month and my phosephate level still @ 1ppm. today i added phoseguard to see if water conditions improve, which i am hopeing b/c this algae problem is getting really ugly ...i am getting mad at this damm algae
The reason some people prefer to use an iron based phosphate remover as opposed to an aluminum based one like PhosGuard is because several people have reported that PhosGuard may release small amounts of aluminum 'dust' into the tank if not rinsed extremely well which may temporarily irritate some soft corals.
I have used PhosGuard in the past in tanks with soft corals and did not experience that problem, but I know others here have reported that problem.
I have used PhosGuard in the past in tanks with soft corals and did not experience that problem, but I know others here have reported that problem.
afernandez
Never Quit!!
well not defending phoseguard but every time ive moved the phoseban bag it releases small "rock" from the media bag so we are back to the drawing board......but i just need to get rid of this phose problem!lol
afernandez
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on the floor of the sump but i have another phoseban conected to a canister filter ....but i still havent seen any good results....
afernandez
Never Quit!!
on the floor of the sump but i have another phoseban (in a reactor) conected to a canister filter (ehiem) ....but i still havent seen any good results....
Lots of people have used PhosGuard. It's fine for a fish-only system. It should remove phosphate, but we'd need to know the starting level in the tank and the amount of media to say much.
PhosBan will release iron-based "dust" back into the system, but it's not nearly as toxic to corals as the aluminum media.
PhosBan will release iron-based "dust" back into the system, but it's not nearly as toxic to corals as the aluminum media.
Tonblogna
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I used it and it dropped my 33 gallon from .8 to .03 in 2 weeks, didn't notice my LPS suffering. Quite a bit of dust did fly out when I dropped it in, but as I said no adverse effects that I noticed. I used half the container for a week and then the other half for another week. Then removed it and got my fuge going.
Phosguard will release soluble aluminum, even if rinsed fully. Seachem is wrong, and misleading folks when they say it does not release anything. Sometimes that dissolved aluminum can irritate corals. It does so in my tank, and I retested that hypotheses a few weeks ago with the same effect: my yellow leather closed for several days, something it has not done for years.
Here's more on aluminum and Phosguard (and it applies to other similar products, like Kent's; it likely applies to all white phosphate binders since they are likely alumina):
Aluminum in the Reef Aquarium
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/july2003/chem.htm
Here's more on aluminum and Phosguard (and it applies to other similar products, like Kent's; it likely applies to all white phosphate binders since they are likely alumina):
Aluminum in the Reef Aquarium
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/july2003/chem.htm
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