PhosBan

[suprazx]

Can I use phosban in a media bag and put it in my sump instead of using the

phosban reactor and have good results?

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

I tried it once and wasn't pretty, you need a very super fine mesh bag to even try it.

 

[Tonyscoots84]

so you want to put phosban in your sump for display purpose or do you want to get its 100% use out of it.... if your answer is you wanna get its 100% use out of it then buy yourself a phosban reactor and pat yourself on the back

the last part is your answer...

 

[LeslieS]

I put rowaphos in the media chamber of my skimmer one week ago, and there have been no visible results.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

You can make a reactor with a micro jet, some tubing and a Gatorade bottle.

 

[masterswimmer]

Putting the media into a fine mesh bag is running it passively. The water needs to flow through the media (ie: phosban) in order for it to be effective. The media bag in the sump will basically channel the water around the bag and not be useful.

hth,
swimmer

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=77999&st=0

 

[LeslieS]

Make sure you use rigid tubing inside the bottle. I used flexible and it only tumbles the rowa phos on one side. If it was centered in the bottle, it would be aggitating all of the phos.

 

[reefman]

even in a fine mesh bag, i find its fine part. comes out.

 

[suprazx]

Thanks I will end up buying the reactor now that I have learned that putting the phosban in the sump with a media bag wont really do anything. Thanks again everybody!