GFO for SPS

[duke62]

How many people here run GFO on your SPS dominant reef tank? I was thinking of shutting it down every other month and just keeping a weekly log on my PO4. What other methods do you use to control PO4

 

[mbg75]

I just started Pellets. Tired of buying gfo.

 

[ohana888]

lanthanum chloride drip in 5 micron filter sock.

 

[lnevo]

You have a hanna phosphate or phosphorous checker? I wouldn't turn mine off until i get something digital. With my red sea kit its hard to diff between 0 and .02 but I've seen a lot of people (discussion on wamas) that turned off their gfo after tank matured..

 

[SteveZ15]

I use rowa,but now use less media and change once a week,got taught a lesson on how fast phos can creep up in a small tank.Even though my fish love it I got rid of pellet feeding

 

[MIKE NY]

run 1-2 cups of GFO and change it every 30 days...large skimmer, large fuge, carbon, weekly 10% W/Cs and carbon dose vinagar in my ATO...I have alot of fish and feed heavily....

 

[ValorG]

I honestly only started using it recently because I heard that high phosphates impedes on coral calcification. My tank had less algae before I started it and buying all this gfo is a pain. Does anybody know of any great growth sps tanks that have no phosphate removal?

 

[duke62]

I think Im going to try pellets

 

[jackson6745]

I Run GFO 24/7. I vary the amounts and how often I change it based on how my tank looks.

 

[lnevo]

I think Im going to try pellets

Are you shooting for ULN?

 

[cdamiano]

I don't run any GFO. Large skimmer, 50gal refugium full of chaeto, and bi-monthly water changes work for me.

 

[duke62]

Chris you change your water every 2 months? How much do you change when you do a water change?

 

[Moneymaks24]

Bi monthly is 2 times a month

 

[ValorG]

I don't run any GFO. Large skimmer, 50gal refugium full of chaeto, and bi-monthly water changes work for me.

hmmm hows your sps growth?

 

[duke62]

Chris's growth is un real. He has some nice colonies

 

[Mattl22]

Chris do u have alot fish ?
I'm having some issues with cyano and hair so I'm running alot of Gfo and phosguard Havnt really seen a difference in fact I've never really noticed it helping my tanks so many swear by it I'm not convinced yet I'm gonna run for next few months see how it goes but if I don't see big difference gonna do awAy with it because its expensive

 

[duke62]

Matt I get a pound of gfo from Vinny at the lira meetings. It's not the cost that bothers me. I added a little to much gfo and my corals took a small hit. I'm looking to get rid of it for less of a chance of a mistake

 

[Mattl22]

Duke I would only run sm amount unless I had obvious high nutrients
Idk just never seemed to do anything
Only thing I've ever used to lower nutrients that seems to help is bacteria and lg water change

 

[MIKE NY]

trust me it works...Matt your probably not using enough yet, slowly build up to about two cups. It's better to use too little than too much because it will strip the water too clean too fast and also play havoc with the Alk, both senerios can kill corals...it's a delicate balance of too much or not enough nutriants to keep SPS colorfull and growing and every tank is differrent..

 

[crox99]

I think Im going to try pellets

James,

feel free to stop by and take a look at my system.