Who uses Fozdown?

[TimT]

Originally Posted by Proteus

Fozdown will floc alk out of water also so be ready to test and adjust as needed

Since I produce and use Foz Down I thought I would reply as well.

Foz Down is based on a chloride salt. Even Calcium chloride will also cause alk to floc out of water if you add too much at once and the concentration is too high. Similar effect to Foz Down. This is why I recommend that the best way to use Foz Down is in an ATO freshwater reservoir. That way it gets diluted and dosed slowly and will not cause any alk issues. I have not noticed any alk issues with the multiple systems I use it on. These are dosed by using a pump channel on a GHL doser and spread throughout the day. Hope that info helps. I no longer use any GFO at all.

Cheers,
Tim

[Proteus]

Thanks Tim..
I would imagine if it's dosed on a schedule than your ca reactor or dosing pump would make up for any all that may be flowed out..

BTW. Great product

[TimT]

Originally Posted by Proteus

Thanks Tim..
I would imagine if it's dosed on a schedule than your ca reactor or dosing pump would make up for any all that may be flowed out..

BTW. Great product

Thanks.

The Foz Down has a great affinity for Phosphate in the water. This is it's first preference. Once all the Phosphate is bound to it it will start on alk. This is why it's important to dose it diluted and throughout the day. Dosing pump or ATO pump is the best way. To answer your question, yes, but if it's dosed slowly and diluted there is almost no effect on Alk or clouding of the water, none that I have seen or measured anyways.

I used it for years and figured it would benefit the hobbyists if I offered it. Most products I sell are things that I first used and had great success with. The Pacifica Plankton is another of the products that I used and then started to sell. I have had fish(Longfin sleeper goby and Green Damsel) lay eggs in my holding systems by just being fattened up on the Pacifica Plankton.

Cheers,
Tim