Lanthanum in anything commercial?

[BioMan]

Where can I get this stuff commercially? I've been studying this and it seems like a good idea for reducing phosphates. I can get this stuff "raw" but was hoping somebody had used it???

 

[ClosetFishGeek]

Its called SeaKlear and any pool supply place will have it. Please read thoroughly before using. There are many good posts and Info regarding it.

 

[Zig]

Its called SeaKlear and any pool supply place will have it. Please read thoroughly before using. There are many good posts and Info regarding it.

+1 the pool supply store on 59 in nanuet has it

 

[BioMan]

Its called SeaKlear and any pool supply place will have it. Please read thoroughly before using. There are many good posts and Info regarding it.

After finding out it cleans human blood of phosphates I found another article stating it's all over the sea floor. One scientist said there was a square kilometer of the stuff somewhere in the Pacific Ocean.
Next step is keeping it in the sump....

 

[Widdy]

You don't want the flocculants sitting in your sump or floating around your aquarium. Dripping LaCl3 into a 10 micron filter sock is highly recommended. As ClosetFishgeek mentioned, that's many articles/threads on this topic.

 

[Mattl22]

Go lightly with it it is very affective too much will lower ur po4 too quickly it also lowers alk so if u decide to drip it keep an eye on ur alk I would use again as a last resort or in a new tank or rock loaded with po4 there is no doubt about it works very well

 

[Mattl22]

I would not use in a mature reef loaded with corals

 

[BioMan]

I would not use in a mature reef loaded with corals

Definitely not, until this is moved from a pool product to an aquarium product, like I said it's naturally occurring in the ocean.

 

[prattreef]

Lanthanum is used in mature reefs loaded with coral all the time both from the SeaKlear pool supply source or any number of products marketed for aquariums as "Liquid PO4 Remover". The protocol for reasonably safe use is fairly well established, ( 5ml per liter treats 200g dripped into a fine filter sock), but you should err on the side of caution. IME corals don't mind Lanthanum at all, but some fish seem to get gill irritation if the flocculant level gets too high in the water column. Tangs seem to be a good canary in the coal mine for this. If you see rapid breathing, stop the drip and fish recover in short order.

 

[Mattl22]

I used it and I'm just saying me personally wouldn't use it on mature established tank not that it isn't done
Great for dropping po4 no doubt about it

 

[64Ivy]

I am currently using it in a Brute trash can as a cleaning method (PO4 removal) for some older leaching live rock. Also for conditioning new dry rock. Takes more time, but much safer to work with than muriatic acid.

 

[Mattl22]

64 ivy I think this is great for that purpose wish I had done it with the rock b4 I started my new tank don't think I'd be having near as many issues!

 

[NYreefNoob]

using a sand filter and the ability to dose it to the intake of the sand filter is the safest method of using this, you do want to remove the particals it has bound. there's a few articles in reguards to this

 

[duke62]

Can people post the articles/and links so people can see?

 

[Widdy]

Can people post the articles/and links so people can see?

No, not really.

:kidding:

http://www.coralmagazine-us.com/content/foiling-phosphate