rowaphos

  1. D

    RowaPhos

    I've started using RowaPhos in my reactor. I have not found a lot of info on how to use it with a reactor. Should it be packed in the canister or should it be allowed to tumble?
  2. M

    Managing all sump reactors

    Greetings! I am using filter bags for various filtration in the high flow area of my sump at the moment. I've installed: 1. Orca's Nitra-Guard and Phospha-Guard (2000ml in total) 2. Activated Carbon (500g) 3. Oyster shells (1kg) 4. Rowaphos (50g) As my biological demand increases, I need to...
  3. mattdg

    ARE YOU RUNNING GFO 24/7?

    Please share here your preferred method, when it comes to using GFO (Granular Ferric Oxide) . Do you run 24/7, intermittently or never? Leave some details about your system (age of your reef, size of your tank, type of coral, what reactor you run, what you feed, substrate or none) and reason for...
  4. atoll

    Rinsing Rowa or is that not rinsing Rowa.

    If you have an open top reactor similar to my Ultra reef reactor and want to use Rowa media then there is no need to rinse the Rowa before putting it in the reactor. I simply put the required amount of Rowa in the reactor and put some filter mat over the top and secure with an elastic band round...
  5. ukminipainter

    Bubble Magus mini 70

    Hi would the mini 70 reactor be ok to run in the return section of the reefer 170 sump ? tia
  6. LxHowler

    Phosphate in new water. Where's it coming from

    I have been dealing with high phosphate recently, I've been running a rowaphos reactor to try and bring the levels down but I just tested my fresh saltwater for phosphate and it says that the water has .08 phosphate in it. Where would this come from? My ro water is testing 0 tds and I am using...
  7. LxHowler

    Rowaphos and carbon in the same reactor

    So I am aware that this isn't the best or most efficient way to run both carbon and rowaphos but I broke one of my reactors earlier and can't get a new one quickly so I was wondering if this idea would work as a temporary solution. I know that carbon and rowaphos ideally have different flows and...
  8. P

    Green Hair Algae

    Hi My tank has been running for about 3months now. I am battling green hair algae at the moment. I have tested my RO water (0TDS and 0 phosphate), my top off container water 0 phosphate). Tank water reads <0.03ppm/0ppm phosphate with salifert test kit. I have 4 small fish in 310 litres and...
  9. Joe Batt

    Rowaphos output is greater than input

    Please ignore.......problem solved....user error
  10. Joe Batt

    ROWAPHOS amounts

    The amount to add of ROWAPHOS is pretty hard to tie down, various articles give different advice. Does the amount added directly follow the rate of removal? ie If you add twice as much will the levels reduce twice as fast or will it just take longer to deplete?
  11. Joe Batt

    AL99 vs RowaPhos

    Hi Tim and everyone :) I am in the process of rebuilding my tank and switching to the full Triton method. I see that the recommendation is to switch between AL99 and RowaPhos on a regular basis in order for the Rowa to remove any aluminium that has leached from the AL99. My question is why...
  12. FLSharkvictim

    Question on hard plumbing the Vertex 1.5L media reactor?

    Just got my Vertex 1.5L media reactor and I would like to hard plumb it to my MJ-1200 PUMP. Wanted to see if someone could share their install on if you went with hard plumbing to the reactor or if you just used tubing to your pump. Please share pixs...... TANK INFO: 120 MIXED REEF
  13. FLSharkvictim

    BRS GFO High Output VS ROWAPHOS?

    Whoops,I mean high capacity not high output...lol Would like to get some of your thoughts on which media do you like running better in your media reactor? I have used both and i think that I get better results using the GFO High Capacity vs the Rowaphos.. I know every situation is different but...
  14. 20 gallon nano

    Bio pellets

    I have removed my rowaphos reactor and started running bio pellets, .my question is if My phosphates are at .10 and nitrates are zero would I still need to do the half recommended amount of bio pellets, and move up to full in few weeks?would I have negative effect removing rowaphos, even though...
  15. 20 gallon nano

    Do I still need gfo or rowaphos if I run bio pellets?

    I'm looking into starting up a reactor with bio pellets for the first time and I would like to know if anybody is still running a phosphate removal media with the use of bio pellets. My phosphates are at around .07 running rowaphos. Would I be starving the bacteria in the bio pellets if I would...
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