reducing phosphate

[hammadkatiyar]

please help me /...how to reduce phosphate on immediate basis?

 

[Eienna]

Water changes...
What are the test numbers?

 

[joeyhatch11]

Kents Phosphate Sponge worked wonders for me. Also got rid of some GHA in just a weeks time.

 

[Mr tap water]

Get a Phosphate reactor

 

[evolved]

Don't strip it from the water column too quickly if you have stoney corals. That will do them more harm than good.

If it's high, reduce it slowly.

 

[hammadkatiyar]

thank you guys for advises.........well its being 10 days, Phosphate reactor has been installed....but one thing is strange....since i have installed reactor with rowa phos, the collection cup of my protein skimmer is getting filled with3 to 4 days .........dark reddish brown liquid is filling in the cup.....why is that? earlier collection cup used to fill every after 7 days........

 

[Browncoat]

Did you rinse the media before putting in the reactor?

 

[hammadkatiyar]

yes i did it with fresh water and then i started using it in reactor.....

 

[3Twinklets]

I am almost positive it is coming from the Rowa Phos. It is difficult to rinse all of it out.

 

[akma]

Phosphate rx worked to knockdown my initial phosphates. Have been using rowaphos after to maintain.

 

[hammadkatiyar]

do i continue with rowa phos in this way?

 

[mr_bigl]

Make sure you rinse it well with RODI water before putting it in your reactor. That might explain the reddish color.

 

[evolved]

yes i did it with fresh water and then i started using it in reactor.....

Just rinsing it like this isn't sufficient. You need to put it into the reactor and then pump 3-8 gallons of water through the reactor; basically let it run until you're not longer getting color out of it.