Gfo question

skiergd011013 · Jan 10, 2018

Which brand of gfo has the largest pellets that wont escape a media bag?

cloak · Jan 10, 2018

Seachem Phosguard maybe? You might want to do some research on this product first before you use it though. Some people have had great results, others not so much. GL.

skiergd011013 · Jan 10, 2018

Yeah ive read about it and it leaching aluminum. I dont like the thought of that.

skiergd011013 · Jan 10, 2018

Yeah ive read about it and it leaching aluminum. I dont like the thought of that.

DSC reef · Jan 10, 2018

I use this in a media bag, no issues.

skiergd011013 · Jan 10, 2018

Is that bigger than little fishies phosban? That stuff was like dust.

DSC reef · Jan 10, 2018

A little bit. I believe the higher capacity is actually harder. I rinse it and there's actually not that much dust. I got it so I actually didn't need to hook up another reactor.

cloak · Jan 10, 2018

skiergd011013 said:
Yeah ive read about it and it leaching aluminum. I dont like the thought of that.

I've never heard of it "leaching" aluminum, but if you pulverize it with a lot of flow small shards have been known to irritate corals. FWIW though I've never had any problems with it, but I do run it passively if need be. GL.

skiergd011013 · Jan 12, 2018

DSC reef said:
I use this in a media bag, no issues.

what micron media bag are you running? I just attempted giving the phosban another try. When rinsing it, It just pours through an 800 micron bag. Im not even going to attempt adding that to my tank.

DSC reef · Jan 12, 2018

I'll have to check. One of the stores we go to have them for sale with a zipper on them, not sure of the micron though. You could try "the bag" from seachem. It's supposed to hold purigen which is a very small particle.

skiergd011013 · Jan 12, 2018

DSC reef said:
I'll have to check. One of the stores we go to have them for sale with a zipper on them, not sure of the micron though. You could try "the bag" from seachem. It's supposed to hold proven which is a very small particle.

180 micron! Ordered! Thanks

Undertaker · Jan 12, 2018

I run BRS gfo in a reactor with no issues. like Cloak I've never heard of leaching either. My only problem with it is getting it dialed in "keeping it above 0". I learned to use a 3rd of what BRS recommends.