- Location
- lindenhurst,ny
Hi everyone ,i just started messing around with phosphate rx (lanthium ) ..has anyone been using this product to control phosphates.?
Anyone using phosphate rx
- Thread starter charliethetuna88
- Start date
- Location
- Rockland County, NY
I use it once in a while. I haven't figured out how not to have cloud up the tank. I have tried putting it in both my skimmer and filter sock but neither seem to hold it.
- Location
- bayonne / nj
you need a 5 micron sock to catch the end product. Take 5ml of tank water in a test vile add one drop shake it let it sit for 1/2 hour on bottom of vile is what you are trying to catch . You don't want this in tank. Also if tank clouds you are dosing too much. Hope this help/ also sea clear is cheeper.
- Location
- lindenhurst,ny
Me to ive been adding it to the main tank and i really cant figure out exactly how much i need to dose ..
not that brand but i used that product.
Very effective and very inexpensive but...
For me preference a pain as far as maintenance is concerned.
Must use low count micron sock to minimize particle irritation to fish and other creatures. This equates to clogged filter socks very frequently, daily.
The skimmer will skim the rest but...
The skimmer cup will end up with a build up that does not wipe off as typical skim material, literally a build up that you will need to use a mildly abrasive sponge and some elbow grease to remove the build up.
Other than that, it works amazingly, if not careful, way too amazingly. Not sure if the brand you are referencing is a water down version of the chemical itselt. I purchased the chemical itself for $25 and used only 20ml's, still have most of it.
When I was reading up on it, read that some retailers are watering it down significantly, labeling it for aquarium use which means if you stick with it the water down product you are guaranteed to spend significant more than if you buy the chem itself and learn how to dissolve it and dose it on your own.
It literally takes a few ML's to make a liter of dosing solution and that's if phos is high, if its low and simply looking for inexpensive maintenance then you are talking about an ml a month or less and less frequent sock clogging.
Very effective and very inexpensive but...
For me preference a pain as far as maintenance is concerned.
Must use low count micron sock to minimize particle irritation to fish and other creatures. This equates to clogged filter socks very frequently, daily.
The skimmer will skim the rest but...
The skimmer cup will end up with a build up that does not wipe off as typical skim material, literally a build up that you will need to use a mildly abrasive sponge and some elbow grease to remove the build up.
Other than that, it works amazingly, if not careful, way too amazingly. Not sure if the brand you are referencing is a water down version of the chemical itselt. I purchased the chemical itself for $25 and used only 20ml's, still have most of it.
When I was reading up on it, read that some retailers are watering it down significantly, labeling it for aquarium use which means if you stick with it the water down product you are guaranteed to spend significant more than if you buy the chem itself and learn how to dissolve it and dose it on your own.
It literally takes a few ML's to make a liter of dosing solution and that's if phos is high, if its low and simply looking for inexpensive maintenance then you are talking about an ml a month or less and less frequent sock clogging.
- Location
- Massapequa
Ive used lanthanum and everything d5332 says is correct. It became more of a pain changing out filter bags every few hours as they clogged. I even used 8x24 5 micron bags which arent the easiest to clean out. I didnt have issues with my skimmer as I usually run a wet skim which keeps the residue from drying out and attaching.
- Location
- lindenhurst,ny
I ha e 450 gallons of water in my system i dosed 30 drops and from .13 it went to .09 that was dosed directly to the main display .so it went down.04 ..i did it the next day 30 drops again half to the tank half to the sump and it went down to .07 the next day .which is weird
- Location
- Garden city
1 thing to be careful with is ur skimmer will pull it out so I got bit lazy didn't clean my skimmer for a bit then skimmer overflowed when main pump stopped and tank got cloudy sps not to happy assumed it was alk swing caused by the lc all at once
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