Phosphates

[saltynovice378]

Trying to get my phosphate below.25. I've reduce the amount of eating and I use chemipure elite in my 29 gallon RSM. Any suggestions?

 

[bboyvital]

when my phophates were at .21 I started running gfo through a reactor and have had great results. I am down to .08 now. I run a gfo reactor with BRS GFO.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

There are several ways to reduce phosphate, including phosphate binders (like the GFO in chemipure elite), growing macroalgae, algal turf scrubbers, organic carbon dosing, and increased skimming. I use all of these except ATS.

This has more:

Phosphate and the Reef Aquarium by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

and

The “How To†Guide to Reef Aquarium Chemistry for Beginners Part 4: What Chemicals May Detrimentally Accumulate by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com