phosphates

**o4ac** · 06-17-2006, 05:51 PM

what is the best waay to contol phosphates

**pham411** · 06-17-2006, 06:02 PM

eliminate the source. how is your tank setup o4?

**pham411** · 06-17-2006, 06:06 PM

haha ok that might have been a little to bold, lets start again. what do you use for filtration and what is your tank set up like... oh and welcome to TR o4.

latez

V · 06-17-2006, 08:20 PM

hello o4ac, your place is up beside r2d2, welcome to our wonderland!

have a read of CHEMISTRY AND THE AQUARIUM by RANDY HOLMES-FARLEY
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issu...t2002/chem.htm

will tell u everything u need to know!

**gwen_o_lyn** · 06-17-2006, 09:13 PM

Welcome to TR Brian

Phosphates can come from a variety of sources. If you can give us a little background on your tank, I'm sure we can try to help.

How often do you feed?
What size tank?
How many fish?
How are you maintaining the tank?
What type of filtration do you have?

There is a tank projects forum- please feel free to show off your tank if you wish.

V · 06-17-2006, 09:34 PM

dont forget what food types, or products u feed!
some foods can contain PO4

**CarmieJo** · 06-17-2006, 10:24 PM

Hi Brian,

to TR.

**o4ac** · 06-17-2006, 11:19 PM

i have a 58 gal with a 20 gal for sump 50 # of lr and 2 to 3 inch sand bed
2 900 maxi jet ph
and a cpr back pac skimmer
now i have no live stock i just restarted my tank after hurricane rita kill the feew fish i had but al ways had phosphate problem
maybe from over feeding
i do a water change every 2 weeks of about 10 gals

**Scott** · 06-17-2006, 11:46 PM

Welcome to TR Brian.

One more thing on the list....what kind of water do you use? tap water, RODI, etc?

**fat walrus** · 06-17-2006, 11:47 PM

welcome to TR, sorry to hear about your losses during the hurricane. well, sorry about the hurricane itself. were you in New Orleans? did you have to evacuate?
if you are mixing your salt, test your water source. if you are using premade or NSW, test those also.

**fishwhisperer** · 06-18-2006, 10:43 AM

Why not try a phosphate reactor? They are relatively inexpensive. I use the one made my Two Little Fishes. The media I use is RowaPhos. I have had excellent results with using it.

**o4ac** · 06-18-2006, 12:53 PM

i live in Lake Charles we were hit by the forgotten hurricaine
i buy water from a place called water mill thats suppose to filter with ro di and carbon
i not going to add any thing live stock wise till i get this problem fix i am will be trying to get my own rodi soon

V · 06-18-2006, 12:53 PM

hey fishwhisperer, welcome to TR

i;ve not seen the reactor from 2LF's, im glad u say it works great for u. where in the system do u have it connected?

V · 06-18-2006, 01:03 PM

yep, sounds like a good plan. cause once the B_load hits u could be slugged by a few problems. its all out limitation on intake sources, and exportantion to the best of your abilities! we can only aim to achieve this, sometimes it takes using your mellon as well as your wallet!

**fishwhisperer** · 06-18-2006, 05:04 PM

veriann: They can be placed in the sump or hang on the tank. You can use other media in them besides phosphate remover. I use one on a system I have at work and run carbon in it. Kent also makes one too. They are very similiar but TLF one has a control valve on it. Thanks for the welcome.

**fat walrus** · 06-18-2006, 10:07 PM

welcome fishwhisperer. i have the phos-reactor from KENT....it is very simple and inexpensive.

**pham411** · 06-19-2006, 07:55 AM

before you buy a phosphate reactor, what type of water are you using for your top off. tap or ro? using tap water can definately cause your phosphates to rise.

**o4ac** · 06-19-2006, 07:54 PM

i use water that is from a water purifier that suppose to use ro di for water changes and top off. Idont test the water before i use it so maybe thats where its from i really need to check that i am going to get a ro di soon i hope

***Rob*** · 06-19-2006, 08:07 PM

well, im gonna jump in late. but here are a few things i want to mention.

test the water. next time you get water from that store, test it with a PO4 test kit, that might be your source.

im assuming since there is no livestock you are not feeding anything, so just let us know of anything you have put in your tank since last starting it up other than water and salt (assuming you just restated it)

**fat walrus** · 06-19-2006, 10:25 PM

Originally Posted by o4ac

i use water that is from a water purifier that suppose to use ro di for water changes and top off. Idont test the water before i use it so maybe thats where its from i really need to check that i am going to get a ro di soon i hope

good idea, ro-di water is aways best if you make it yourself and use it immediately.

**pham411** · 06-20-2006, 07:54 AM

i also use ro water from a machine outside my local super market. 50 cent a gallon. im pretty close to the owner of the machine and i see him changing cartrages and mantaining it every month. that brings me some peace of mind but i still test the ro water once a month.