Phosban reactor

[Steve \Srfmon\]

I've had my Phosban reactor running for about 2 weeks now & it has
killed about 40% of my bryopsis.
There's no question here, I'm just super happy that the thing is really
working. Unlike other stuff that claims to work but never really does. Also
I think adding about 100 astreas to my 60g tank is helping. Hopefully it
will all be gone within the next few months & I can start enjoying my tank
again w/o the threat of my SPS being smothered!
Steve

[Marc Levenson]

Steve, I've been running mine since I got back from MACNA.
My PO4 was at 2.0 before I used it, and after going through
all the Phosban I had on hand (4 or 5 150g doses - one each
week), I've switched to ROWAphos. I ran that stuff for
about 3 weeks, and just replaced it with a new batch.
Tonight's PO4 is .5

I'm getting there. It is a simple device and cheap enough
that there is no need to DIY, you know?

Marc


Steve "Srfmon" wrote:

> I've had my Phosban reactor running for about 2 weeks now & it has
> killed about 40% of my bryopsis.
> There's no question here, I'm just super happy that the thing is really
> working. Unlike other stuff that claims to work but never really does. Also
> I think adding about 100 astreas to my 60g tank is helping. Hopefully it
> will all be gone within the next few months & I can start enjoying my tank
> again w/o the threat of my SPS being smothered!
> Steve
>
>

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[DD]

Does it make a big difference to use the phosban reactor, versus simply
placing the bag in front of a strong current in the sump?




"Marc Levenson" > wrote in message
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> Steve, I've been running mine since I got back from MACNA. My PO4 was at
> 2.0 before I used it, and after going through all the Phosban I had on
> hand (4 or 5 150g doses - one each week), I've switched to ROWAphos. I
> ran that stuff for about 3 weeks, and just replaced it with a new batch.
> Tonight's PO4 is .5
>
> I'm getting there. It is a simple device and cheap enough that there is
> no need to DIY, you know?
>
> Marc
>
>
> Steve "Srfmon" wrote:
>
>> I've had my Phosban reactor running for about 2 weeks now & it has
>> killed about 40% of my bryopsis.
>> There's no question here, I'm just super happy that the thing is
>> really working. Unlike other stuff that claims to work but never really
>> does. Also I think adding about 100 astreas to my 60g tank is helping.
>> Hopefully it will all be gone within the next few months & I can start
>> enjoying my tank again w/o the threat of my SPS being smothered!
>> Steve
>>
>>
>
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[TomW]

Has anyone considered adding Phosban to a Diatom Filter?

I run my Diatom Filter occassionally for "water polishing." It seems
like adding Phosban to the bottle would perform the same function as
the reactor.

-TomW

[Marc Levenson]

Absolutely. The whole concept behind the reactor is to
fluidize the media so that all the grains have their entire
surface area bathed in tank water.

The information I've read states that once you've got the
phosphates down to near 0, they'll stay down by running the
reactor with the same media for 3 to 6 months.

The reason I went through so much media is because I have a
300g system and the reactor is rated for 150g. I could have
bought a second reactor to speed things up, but I just
worked on this at a slower pace.

Marc


DD wrote:

> Does it make a big difference to use the phosban reactor, versus simply
> placing the bag in front of a strong current in the sump?
>
>
>
>
> "Marc Levenson" > wrote in message
> . com...
>
>>Steve, I've been running mine since I got back from MACNA. My PO4 was at
>>2.0 before I used it, and after going through all the Phosban I had on
>>hand (4 or 5 150g doses - one each week), I've switched to ROWAphos. I
>>ran that stuff for about 3 weeks, and just replaced it with a new batch.
>>Tonight's PO4 is .5
>>
>>I'm getting there. It is a simple device and cheap enough that there is
>>no need to DIY, you know?
>>
>>Marc
>>
>>
>>Steve "Srfmon" wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I've had my Phosban reactor running for about 2 weeks now & it has
>>>killed about 40% of my bryopsis.
>>> There's no question here, I'm just super happy that the thing is
>>>really working. Unlike other stuff that claims to work but never really
>>>does. Also I think adding about 100 astreas to my 60g tank is helping.
>>>Hopefully it will all be gone within the next few months & I can start
>>>enjoying my tank again w/o the threat of my SPS being smothered!
>>> Steve
>>>
>>>
>>
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>>
>
>
>

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