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roadracer
01/16/2007, 10:28 AM
Besides water changes & skimming, does phosphate removers in the filter mediums work? I lost a 6" yellow tang a few weeks ago & neer found it. Bristleworms took it to a place i couldn't find i assume. It was NOWHERE! Since then i had a MASSIVE hair-algae bloom. I would have liked to remove that dead fish but it just wasn't anywhere....
jnc914
01/16/2007, 01:03 PM
Rowa-Phos is the best product to elimiinate phosphates. I run it in a Fluidized bed Filter because it is very fine. I have zero phosphate readings now after only a short period of time.
rdumont55
01/16/2007, 07:13 PM
Ditto to jnc914. I have been overfeeding and using too much selcon lately causing a huge spike in phosphates and ugly cyanobacteria/redslime break-out. I tested my water and it read 2ppm in phosphates. Ouch! A friend of mine let me use his Deltec fluidized bed filter and a unopened liter of Rowa-Phos substate. Now three days later, the reading is .02ppm and by the end of the week will be most likely be ZERO. Rowa-phos is the best, however not everyplace carrys it and it is about $60 or more per liter.
roadracer
01/16/2007, 07:21 PM
Can you give me someplaces to get it?
rdumont55
01/16/2007, 07:31 PM
I am not sure where you live, but the liter I used came from The Aquarium Gallery in Hudson, NH. It is most likely only carried at upscale LFS, so you may want to google it and get it mailordered.
roadracer
01/16/2007, 08:08 PM
Thanks rdumont55!
jnc914
01/16/2007, 08:47 PM
Roadracer- I see you live in reading. Pa. I live relatively close to the area. I got my rowa-phos supply from That Fish Place in Lancaster. Definately worth the drive. And all sizes of it were on sale, savings of 10-15 dollars. My fluidized filters were custom made from MY Reef Creations.


JC
jnc914
01/16/2007, 08:53 PM
I heard that there is a new LFS off of Rt. 12 in Princeton, its called Riverview Nursery. Have you been there yet?
roadracer
01/16/2007, 11:01 PM
I'll order from TFP....I never heard of Riverview Nursery. I'll see what i can find & let ya' know. Thanks!
jmicky41
01/17/2007, 01:01 AM
Rowa USA is closing up shop from what I heard. So if you like the products, I do myself, stock up now.