Sohal Tang Tim
Member
I have beat every single problem I have come up against in the reef hobby in the past 23 years...but this problem is really not going away...and I am getting beat so far! The game is not over but man o man....it is really bugging me!
Problem:
300 gallons of water in my reef after displacement
High feeding level for large livestock including 3 sheets of nori a day, pellets,
flake.
phosphate at .28 4 days ago and at .53 today...arggghhhhhhhhhhh
Solutions so far not working:
1. large media reactor running GFO>...so far..useless!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and expensive!
2. algae scrubber..yes .. works but too little to make any significant change.
3. vodka dosing in 7th week with MB7 Microbacter - so far no change.
4. 10 percent water change weekly except past 2 weeks. but doing one
tonite. (ran out of salt!)
5. tried bio beads..useless but...only 4 weeks or so online and did not really
get a fair test I must admit.
6. phos bus chemical added...40 bux a bottle waste of money!!!!!!!!
insignificant result except temporary change.
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I need a turbo fired method of reducing phosphate....
I do not want to reduce feeding or fish....there must be faster turbo
fired method of getting rid of phosphate???????? I need much stronger
method then all the above.....
I am thinking of trying the bio beads again and giving them longer to work
this time......but again..I am wondering if another waste of money????
I want to get into SPS and I cannot with this level of phosphate is my fear!
comments, suggestions, opinions all welcome good or bad.
Fire away!
URGENT,
Thanks kindly for your help people.
Tim
__________________
"My God Reefs are Gorgeous!"
Current Tank Info: 280 gallon reef
Problem:
300 gallons of water in my reef after displacement
High feeding level for large livestock including 3 sheets of nori a day, pellets,
flake.
phosphate at .28 4 days ago and at .53 today...arggghhhhhhhhhhh
Solutions so far not working:
1. large media reactor running GFO>...so far..useless!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and expensive!
2. algae scrubber..yes .. works but too little to make any significant change.
3. vodka dosing in 7th week with MB7 Microbacter - so far no change.
4. 10 percent water change weekly except past 2 weeks. but doing one
tonite. (ran out of salt!)
5. tried bio beads..useless but...only 4 weeks or so online and did not really
get a fair test I must admit.
6. phos bus chemical added...40 bux a bottle waste of money!!!!!!!!
insignificant result except temporary change.
--------------------
I need a turbo fired method of reducing phosphate....
I do not want to reduce feeding or fish....there must be faster turbo
fired method of getting rid of phosphate???????? I need much stronger
method then all the above.....
I am thinking of trying the bio beads again and giving them longer to work
this time......but again..I am wondering if another waste of money????
I want to get into SPS and I cannot with this level of phosphate is my fear!
comments, suggestions, opinions all welcome good or bad.
Fire away!
URGENT,
Thanks kindly for your help people.
Tim
__________________
"My God Reefs are Gorgeous!"
Current Tank Info: 280 gallon reef