Reducing Phosphates

[wareagle35031]

How do you guys suggest reducing phosphates, will simply doing a 50% water change or so do it?

[luvreefs23]

Get a phosban reactor Salty Critter - Your Saltwater Specialists

[billgil1]

You have to really get to the source of what is causing the phosphates. Are you using r.o. water? It can be a number of things. Overfeeding is one cause of phosphates also. The water change is only a simple fix but if the water that you are doing the change with contains phosphates(tap water) then your only magnifing the problem. If your not I would suggest using r.o. water and don't do that large of a water change at one time. Use can also use phosguard and other additives to remove phosphates. Personally I live by the natural method and don't add any additives to my tank except buffer. Just my opinion.

[wareagle35031]

thanks guys

[double2mk]

Originally Posted by wareagle35031

How do you guys suggest reducing phosphates, will simply doing a 50% water change or so do it?

If you search, you will find that I have been strigling with this for awhile.


Long story short. Check your source. When I checke mine, that is where is was coming from.

To reduce you can you the Phosban reactor and Phosphate reducing pads, but I have tried them all, and not until you remove it from your source will you be happy.


\Cheers

[wareagle35031]

it must be from over feeding, tap water has none.

[lunatik_69]

Try this product, its awesome. read the whole description.

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[wareagle35031]

Luna i cant read that, what is it?

[wareagle35031]

will phosphates cause any harm to a anemone, or will green hair aglae cause any harm?

[double2mk]

Here is a direct link
Magnavore PURA PhosLock, Complete Filter Media and Filtration Pad

From what I have read, the only bad news for phosphates is excess algea growth.