Ocean’s Piece
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How many of you are using GFO or Lanthanum Chloride? Do you prefer one over the other? Tell us what you use!
GFO vs Lanthanum Chloride
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The fish are staring at me with hungry eyes.
In analogous comparison to tools
GFO is a regular hammer and LC can be a really big sledge hammer. It depends on what brand you use. There are different strengths.
You can compare them here. I use PhosBan-L on my 400 gallon system.
http://larryl.emailplus.org/fish/dosing-instructions-phosphate-removers.html
This is a link to LC calculator that shows the amounts of various brands you would use for the same phosphate reduction.
I have the PhosBan-L on a doser and add it every hour splitting the dose given by the calculator into 24 doses.
I also use GFO in a reactor.
In general LC for levels 0.1 and GFO for under 0.1
In my system this produces levels or .05-09 and if it goes over that I replace the GFO.
GFO is a regular hammer and LC can be a really big sledge hammer. It depends on what brand you use. There are different strengths.
You can compare them here. I use PhosBan-L on my 400 gallon system.
http://larryl.emailplus.org/fish/dosing-instructions-phosphate-removers.html
This is a link to LC calculator that shows the amounts of various brands you would use for the same phosphate reduction.
I have the PhosBan-L on a doser and add it every hour splitting the dose given by the calculator into 24 doses.
I also use GFO in a reactor.
In general LC for levels 0.1 and GFO for under 0.1
In my system this produces levels or .05-09 and if it goes over that I replace the GFO.
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Ocean’s Piece
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I like that hammer analogy. Thanks for sharing
