Ideas on quick phosphate control

[pinkreef]

sounds like todd? add 21 big clams

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by reefwars

Personally I'd set up a temp frag tank with good water while I dealt with the 300g ,I would get water bak n track as I'm sure if it's truly 3ppm then there's probably other issues as well.

I can assume you've double checked the testers

Not an option. Only tank available.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by pinkreef

sounds like todd? add 21 big clams

Yes, it's Todd's tank

[Doug]

Nothing seems to help the crap leaking from my rock. Running two different kinds of gfo

[Proteus]

Though it's only available tank could he not use a few totes to keep coral in while dealing with issue. Leaching from rock it will take a while to get out and I imagine going to be a algea bloom

[Proteus]

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1333212

[Reefer Rob]

What's your nitrate at? If you are nitrate limited, try dosing amino acid to raise the nitrate level to help biologically remove the phosphate. If I'm not mistaken you are running Zeovit, so that should bring the level down fairly quickly.

I used ammonia and sugar to quickly remove phosphate from my rocks before I set up my tank. It worked amazing.

[mikellini]

Lanthanum chloride will be the fastest and cheapest way to reduce phosphates. Do a slow drip into a filter sock to catch precipitates so they won't bother any livestock. Don't reduce phosphates by more than 0.1ppm per day and you should be at a manageable level within a month. There are many posts about using lanthanum on RC, do a search for more information.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Reefer Rob

What's your nitrate at? If you are nitrate limited, try dosing amino acid to raise the nitrate level to help biologically remove the phosphate. If I'm not mistaken you are running Zeovit, so that should bring the level down fairly quickly.

I used ammonia and sugar to quickly remove phosphate from my rocks before I set up my tank. It worked amazing.

Rob, not my tank (fortunately!). The NO3 is about 25 or 30ppm. Not really limiting This is why you don't stock so many fish in a tank!

[AquaticExpressions]

Originally Posted by mikellini

Lanthanum chloride will be the fastest and cheapest way to reduce phosphates. Do a slow drip into a filter sock to catch precipitates so they won't bother any livestock. Don't reduce phosphates by more than 0.1ppm per day and you should be at a manageable level within a month. There are many posts about using lanthanum on RC, do a search for more information.

This is the cheapest/fastest method but you have to remember that you are removing calcium with phosphate.