Not using any Phosphate removing

[scunfcu]

Anyone not using any phosphate removing in their reef setup? Curious to know if its possible to have a successful reef tank using just water change, protein skimming and monitoring water quality.

 

[bigbris1]

It is possible if you are not adding any phosphate to the tank, such as with feeding, topoff water, salt mix, etc.

 

[ming]

I don't, but a skim heavily

 

[noodleman]

obcourse its possible, GFO only came out for the hobby a couple of years ago

 

[scunfcu]

What is GFO?

 

[noodleman]

GFO = granular ferric oxide, you know it better as phosban

 

[scunfcu]

THanks.

 

[mikey3165]

all i am running on my tank is carbon and it is skimmerless (i bet there is going to be complaints on this forum now) but yea my tank is doing amazing ill post pics a little bit later if you want to see how good of a tank you can run on jsut carbon and water changes

 

[scunfcu]

You must do alot of water and carbon change in your tank? Type of corals you keep?

 

[mikey3165]

right now i do 2 gallon water changes once a week and change the carbon every two weeks. and i have ricordia, zoos, a jenya tree and mushrooms and a condy anemone although that isnt a coral. but i dont keep any sps because i dont have the lights for i have pc's:tired: but hopefully i will get new ones for christmas :scratch: so if you want to see any pics just ask.

 

[mstrofdisaster]

I have a 24g Nano and I dont use phosban or anything like it. I tested PO4 and its trace amounts that are present. I havent noticed any ill effects after months.

 

[scunfcu]

Do you want RO water or tap water condition with declorinator? What kind of filtration are you using?

 

[Tonyscoots84]

I can't believe wat I'm reading on this thread......

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

so if you want to see any pics just ask.

Why Not.
Just wanna see how it looks in that kind of setup, not questioning your credit.

 

[mstrofdisaster]

Do you want RO water or tap water condition with declorinator? What kind of filtration are you using?

Right now I'm using a 5 stage RO/DI filter and Reef Crystals. My filtration is filter floss and carbon. I do 15% W/C a week to every 10 days.

 

[mstrofdisaster]

I can't believe wat I'm reading on this thread......

Why not? Please share...Thanks.