ROWAPHOS or Phosban?

Reggae Fish · 04/02/2007, 08:03 AM

ROWAPHOS or Phosban?

What have been your personal results. Pros? Cons?

DrBDC · 04/02/2007, 08:26 AM

Look for PhosarHC. It has a better grain size and can take better flow levels as well as a higher level of binding sites per gram.

Reggae Fish · 04/02/2007, 08:39 AM

Too pricey

zt444a · 04/02/2007, 08:41 AM

puraphos... worked very well for me. Got a good price on it at Andy's Animals, believe it or not....

DrBDC · 04/02/2007, 10:13 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Reggae Fish
Too pricey

Using prices from premium aquatics,

PhosarHC 400g=50 = .125/g
Phosban 1200 grams=80 = .666/gram

I believe that the phosarHC has 2X the binding ability which translates to either lasting 2Xas long or 2Xas much phosphate removed. So the price ends up the same just half as many times you have to change it. By the time you clean it out, soak out the hard deposits w/vinegar or whatever the choice is, wouldn't it be the same? Labor +cleaning materials end up making the other more expensive unless you like to clean.

This analysis only holds true if the phosarHC does indeed have 2X the binding ability so verify that with someones analysis. Although those cleanings suck so that gets some extra credit in my view which maybe even makes a 1.5 capacity equal out. Also I'm sure the phosarHC comes in a larger size as well somewhere which would bring the price/gram lower and make it even more competitive since I used the jumbo economy phosban size in my comparison.

Reggae Fish · 04/02/2007, 11:01 AM

Depending on if I decide to go with one reactor and run phosban (or whatever media) with carbon, I will probably swap out the carbon and the phosban at the same time. So, it would get even more expensive by doing this way if I'm using something that simply has a longer usage time.

chadfarmer · 04/02/2007, 03:03 PM

it is up to you i have used both and the one howard used also

zt444a · 04/02/2007, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by chadfarmer
it is up to you i have used both and the one howard used also

I tried it because it was a bit cheaper than Phosban, and from what I read about it, it doesn't leach back either.

JxMetal · 04/02/2007, 06:02 PM

I used whatever the seachem stuff is

kipher · 04/03/2007, 08:34 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by DrBDC

PhosarHC 400g=50 = .125/g
Phosban 1200 grams=80 = .666/gram

Just thought I would throw this out there.

80/1200 = .0666/gram, I'm sure you knew this based on what you said.

DrBDC · 04/03/2007, 09:44 AM

Duh, sorry. Forgot the 0 but the conclusion of the HC costing 2X at least came out correct!

ncox38 · 04/03/2007, 11:55 AM

Post removed, i was looking at the wrong products.

04/02/2007, 08:03 AM	#1
Reggae Fish Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,464	ROWAPHOS or Phosban? ROWAPHOS or Phosban? What have been your personal results. Pros? Cons?

04/02/2007, 08:26 AM	#2
DrBDC Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ballwin, Missouri Posts: 10,356	Look for PhosarHC. It has a better grain size and can take better flow levels as well as a higher level of binding sites per gram. __________________ Some drink at the fountain of knowledge, some just gargle, but most are rabid. Current Tank Info: 180g sps+75 softy/lps on one system tunze's, seio's, mjmods, aquacontroller w/add ons, 2X400 XM10000 and 3X160 vho actinic, 110g sump, 110 frag tank, Geo Beckett and other stuff

04/02/2007, 08:41 AM	#4
zt444a Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Montgomery, NY Posts: 2,610	puraphos... worked very well for me. Got a good price on it at Andy's Animals, believe it or not.... __________________ Howard DeBord " When the Boogeyman goes to sleep every night, he checks his closet for Chuck Norris. " Current Tank Info: None atm

04/02/2007, 03:03 PM	#7
chadfarmer Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: ST Charles, MO far from nanook Posts: 10,983 Blog Entries: 1	it is up to you i have used both and the one howard used also __________________ If you think you know the answer than ask 3 more people the question Current Tank Info: 200 Gal RR,ATB medium, 4 AI blue sol,230 LBS LIVE ROCK, no sand , 40 GAL sump, airstar1800, 3 tunze 6105 1- 6205 1-6305, Geo 818, profilux3ex with toys

04/03/2007, 09:44 AM	#11
DrBDC Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ballwin, Missouri Posts: 10,356	Duh, sorry. Forgot the 0 but the conclusion of the HC costing 2X at least came out correct! __________________ Some drink at the fountain of knowledge, some just gargle, but most are rabid. Current Tank Info: 180g sps+75 softy/lps on one system tunze's, seio's, mjmods, aquacontroller w/add ons, 2X400 XM10000 and 3X160 vho actinic, 110g sump, 110 frag tank, Geo Beckett and other stuff

04/02/2007, 08:39 AM	#3
Reggae Fish Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,464	Too pricey

04/02/2007, 11:01 AM	#6
Reggae Fish Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,464	Depending on if I decide to go with one reactor and run phosban (or whatever media) with carbon, I will probably swap out the carbon and the phosban at the same time. So, it would get even more expensive by doing this way if I'm using something that simply has a longer usage time.

04/02/2007, 06:02 PM	#9
JxMetal Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: St. Peters, MO Posts: 4,174	I used whatever the seachem stuff is

04/03/2007, 11:55 AM	#12
ncox38 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Maryland Heights, MO Posts: 947	Post removed, i was looking at the wrong products.