Anybody recommend a good one please?
I cant seem to find anything, although probably not looking in the right places.
I cant seem to find anything, although probably not looking in the right places.
Phosphate remover for Tropical tank.
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I would address the root of the problem before resorting to adding chemicals. Have you tested your water from the tap what are levels there. Most causes of high phosphates are caused by poor husbandry. Overfeeding,poor water change schedule,decaying plant matter. You need to address the cause first. I would start by doing frequent 20% water changes and vacuming your substrate. Hope all works out,good luck.
Actually I haven't tested the water but I'm guessing just, from the brown algae.
I vacuum the gravel at least once a month, 50ish% water change weekly, so I must be over feeding?
I guess I need to get a phosphate tester to be 100% certain.
I just don't think it's anything else, lights on for 7 hours a day and no sunlight hits the tank.
I vacuum the gravel at least once a month, 50ish% water change weekly, so I must be over feeding?
I guess I need to get a phosphate tester to be 100% certain.
I just don't think it's anything else, lights on for 7 hours a day and no sunlight hits the tank.
What kind of water are you using for your changes? If you're coming straight from the tap there may be an inherent problem with the water source itself. The only way I know of to get around it is to use a good RO filter. There may also be silicates which will cause some nasty growth, a quality filter will take care of both of these problems.
I also like Purigen myself, I took it out of my tank a few weeks ago due to it getting a bit used up and immediately noticed algae growth increase whereas before there was almost none. It can be regenerated using a bleach solution also which offsets the high initial price.
I'd think a combination approach would be the most helpful for you. Cut down on feeding, do what you need with the filtration, water changes, etc. and see what happens.
I also like Purigen myself, I took it out of my tank a few weeks ago due to it getting a bit used up and immediately noticed algae growth increase whereas before there was almost none. It can be regenerated using a bleach solution also which offsets the high initial price.
I'd think a combination approach would be the most helpful for you. Cut down on feeding, do what you need with the filtration, water changes, etc. and see what happens.
I have 2 Ehiem 2180 in the 450L tank so I reckon filtration is sorted. I'll Kane do a midweek water change as well as my usual Sunday morning one and cut down on feeding a bit.
So the test kit arrived this morning, and it would appear my phos is quite high, reading 5mg/l, the next and final reading on the kit is 10 so I reckon I need to take action soon.
I firstly measured the aquarium water, then straight from the tap, both gave the same reading of 5, which is something I suppose, just means its nothing i'm doing wrong as such.
Anyway what do people recommend I add to the aquarium to remove the phos?
I firstly measured the aquarium water, then straight from the tap, both gave the same reading of 5, which is something I suppose, just means its nothing i'm doing wrong as such.
Anyway what do people recommend I add to the aquarium to remove the phos?
Start by doing a large water change 50-75% to remove the built up phosphate levels. I wonder what your nitrate levels are? Anyhow, don't clean the gravel or filter because you will remove too much good bacteria with the change. Check the Ph before the change to make sure it is not so far off that you will shock the fish when you fill it back up. At that point, add a phosphate remover to the filter. Rowa Phos is excellent but pricey. Phos-Zorb is another good product. Keep in mind that these products are designed to stop phosphates from rising. It will take them more time to bring a high level down.
I do a 50% water change weekly anyway, I think I may be cleaning the gravel too often though, maybe twice a month so i'll stop that for now too.
When I test the water params I'm always spot on, so have no concerns there.
I was checking out the API PhosZorb so think I have to get a some bags for my 2 filters.
Oh and I fairly recently carried out maintenance cleaning on the filters, one month apart so that prob didn't help either.
When I test the water params I'm always spot on, so have no concerns there.
I was checking out the API PhosZorb so think I have to get a some bags for my 2 filters.
Oh and I fairly recently carried out maintenance cleaning on the filters, one month apart so that prob didn't help either.