Adding gfo

fishmaster818 · Jan 17, 2015

This week i am going to be adding a gfo reactor. How much should i use so i dont hurt my corals.

mike007 · Jan 18, 2015

As a general rule use 1-2 grams per gallon of water in your aquarium. To be safe start with 1 gram until levels drop over a period of a week or two. 8 grams in a tablespoon.

cginter · Jan 18, 2015

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fishmaster818 · Jan 18, 2015

cginter said:
Www.bulkreefsupply.com has a reef calculator to figure things like this. It's super easy, check it out.

It say 11 tablespoons so im going to start with 6 so i dont shock my corals

ReeferBee · Jan 18, 2015

Very good call. Gfo can strip the water quickly. This can upset corals.

fishmaster818 · Jan 18, 2015

ReeferBee said:
Very good call. Gfo can strip the water quickly. This can upset corals.

That should be fine right

cginter · Jan 18, 2015

fishmaster818 said:
It say 11 tablespoons so im going to start with 6 so i dont shock my corals

That'll work. I feed my fish a lot so I tend to do a little more than what they call for, but that's me. And I don't change the GFO until I noticeably see algae growing on glass quick. Usually about a month