Phospure

[vanceny]

Anyone have any experience with Dr F&S brand of phosban called Phospure?

I saw the thread regarding Phosban dust but was wondering about this product. I've never used any type of phosphate product but the directions say to rinse thoroughly. I've done that but if is swish the media around there still an orange tint to the water. Is that ok? If I just let water run through it there doesn't seem to be any bleeding. There's only bleeding if I tumble it around in the media bag running under tap water.
Is this the same for the other products?

Thanks.

 

[meschaefer]

I have used phosban and the stuff from Drs Foster and Smith, and when I get off the computer I am going to try Phosar from Warner Marine. I found the Drs Foster and Smith stuff to be very "Dirty", it needed to be rinsed really well, especially in comparison to the phosban.

I bought 500 grams of Phosar that I split with a buddy so that we could both try it. He started using it yeasterday and said that it was about as "dirty" as the Phosban.

I found that the the Phosban was better at phosphater removal per equal volume than the stuff from Drs F&S

 

[vanceny]

THanks for the input. I thought it seemed pretty "dirty". Did you rinse till there was no more rust color?

 

[meschaefer]

Yes and no. I basicly ran a few gallons of tank water through it untill it ran pretty clear, I did a water change at the same time. It had cleared up alot, but was not perfect by then. I thought it looked good, but my skimmer pulled alot of it out of my tank water.