How to use Rowaphos?

[Icefire]

I just bought a 500mL of Rowaphos and the instruction are pretty vague.. Even the english/french version are quite different.

I have about 60-65G of water and just used 32grams.

Normaly GFO is 1gr/gallons but Rowa is wet, not dry.

32gr was roughtly 15ml I guess (1tbs)

[Aquarist007]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11791759#post11791759 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Icefire
I just bought a 500mL of Rowaphos and the instruction are pretty vague.. Even the english/french version are quite different.

I have about 60-65G of water and just used 32grams.

Normaly GFO is 1gr/gallons but Rowa is wet, not dry.

32gr was roughtly 15ml I guess (1tbs)

I guess you mean how much to use---are you using it in a phosban reactor. My supplier had me try some this month instead of the phosban---I put it up to the same level--in my case it was the whole container

That's dumb eh--no instructions on the container on how much to use:eek2:

[old salty]

Start off with 1/2 gram per gallon. Estimate your volume as best as you can and take into consideration that tank makers are very generous with their ratings. After 6 weeks, you can use 1 gram per gallon; this is the recommended dose. Either way, rinsing is a good idea. If you are using a reactor, simply point the output into a bucket and drain a few gallons.


Sounds like you are on the right path.

[Icefire]

I have a reactor laying around but I'll DIY a calcium reactor with it.

There is no point to put less than 2 tablespoon in a reactor, I put some in a mesh bag in my Aquaclear that is running carbon.