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jackson6745

SPS KILLER
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NJ
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Not new but can be effective. Im not a fan because of added risk of stripping. IMO if you want a successful reef long term, limit risk and add redundancy when possible. I guess if you can balance it perfectly it would be great, but delicacy scares me with a reef.
Persistently high po4 is usually from a flaw in your system design, po4 laden sanded or rock, or poor maintenance overall.
 
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pecan2phat

Professional Commuter
Location
Wallingford, CT
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I used the process about 3 or 4 years ago and while it did drop Po4 efficiently, it was a PIA to use. Filter socks had to be changed almost daily and there was a side effect that affected my starfire glass, basically clouding the glass to the point that razor scraping had no effect. I personally would not use it again.
 

greg 45

Advanced Reefer
Location
bayonne / nj
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If used correctly there are no side affect's. If you use a low dosage daily to maintain low po4 there wont be a problem. Overdosing will cause harm and cloud tank also killing fish. The idea of the filter socks is to collect the fine powder that the lanthanum chloride reduces the po 4 to. It is as fine as baby powder. Try a small vile of tank water ad ad 1 drop shake vile let sit for 1/2 hour you will see what it turns into. hope this helps .
 

ming

LE Coral Killer
Location
Flushing, NY
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I used the process about 3 or 4 years ago and while it did drop Po4 efficiently, it was a PIA to use. Filter socks had to be changed almost daily and there was a side effect that affected my starfire glass, basically clouding the glass to the point that razor scraping had no effect. I personally would not use it again.

Hmm, I also have some of that white hazy clouding on the glass, on the areas which I didn't clean often. That might explain it...
 

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