phosban reactor - progess pics?

[robzilla]

well i didnt keep up with the weekly updates but i think i finally got the hair algae beat !!
i setup the reactor with phosban media at first, then in June i switched to rowaphos.

here's a shot of some of the algae i was dealing with, i really need to clean the glass before pics



as a fish only setup, i couldnt get any snails or crabs to help eat it up.
i'll post a picture today, once the wife brings the camera back from the beach.
i think i prefer the rowaphos, as the algae seems to be in check now that its gone

[michika]

I'm so glad a phosphate sponge worked for you. I've been running Phos-Loc, Rowaphos, and phosban for the last while, all with no effect on my GHA.

What did it look like before?

[robzilla]

that pic was before, i'll post a pic from today later,
one thing i think that helped was changing of the lights. i think the old bulbs helped its grow.
i also removed the sandbed.
i manually removed (scrubbed with a toothbrush the rocks in a pale of sw) a lot of the algae. the tangs seems to be picking at the leftovers and keeping it in check.
have you scrubbed your rocks? that seemed to be the key once i got the phosphate in check. hopefully it stays away!!

[michika]

I've done all the things you have done, except remove my sand bed as it is new. I've even done a bunch you haven't, all with no luck.

I'm interested to watch how things progress for you.

[Bryan]

Interesting read on phosphate and GFO
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...readid=1182318

[michika]

Originally Posted by Bryan

Interesting read on phosphate and GFO
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...readid=1182318

Very cool thread, thank you!

[robzilla]

here's a shot from this morning. there is a few little patches of hair algae, but the tangs are working on it.
i think the key is removing the phosphates then physically removing the algae off the rocks. in my tank, the aglae is not growing back due to the lack of phosphate