Ultraphos guide

[m_wtan79@yahoo.com.sg]

Hi anyone using ultraphos? Need some help. Can i check when do i change the ultraphos? I was told need to change when it turn yellow. But it seems my turn yellow very fast, About 2 weeks. Also does setting up a refugium help in removing phosphate?

[LittleBurger]

Hi anyone using ultraphos? Need some help. Can i check when do i change the ultraphos? I was told need to change when it turn yellow. But it seems my turn yellow very fast, About 2 weeks. Also does setting up a refugium help in removing phosphate?

maybe u need to check yr po4 level to verify if the media is really turning yellow too fast. Refugium to remove po4 I suppose can but slower than chemical filtration.

[youdontnowm]

Are u running activated carbon ? Running AC will help the ultraphos to not exhaust so fast

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[m_wtan79@yahoo.com.sg]

maybe u need to check yr po4 level to verify if the media is really turning yellow too fast. Refugium to remove po4 I suppose can but slower than chemical filtration.

I use api kit it shows 0 and usìng dd it show abt 0.2 - 0.3. So i also not very sure

Are u running activated carbon ? Running AC will help the ultraphos to not exhaust so fast

No i not using ac. Btw what is ac n how does it work? Is it a must to use it?

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[LittleBurger]

Ac is activated carbon.

Maybe u need to observe the rate the ultraphos turns yellow, ie when yr po4 drops to zero, does it still turn yellow?

Also depends on the po4 input to your tank. If u feed alot, then naturally yr ultraphos will exhaust faster.

[m_wtan79@yahoo.com.sg]

Ac is activated carbon.

Maybe u need to observe the rate the ultraphos turns yellow, ie when yr po4 drops to zero, does it still turn yellow?

Also depends on the po4 input to your tank. If u feed alot, then naturally yr ultraphos will exhaust faster.

Ic thanks. Maybe i will monitor when i change the ultraphos

[LittleBurger]

Ic thanks. Maybe i will monitor when i change the ultraphos

some pple run ac 24/7, while some run occasionally.

Carbon can neutralise toxins so pple use them.

When yr water has the yellow tint, running carbon can remove the tint.

Seems like can remove no3 as well.

But studies has show carbon particles cause HLLE head line lateral erosion, something like tat. So I use carbon in a bag rather than tumbling cos im concern if the friction will slowly grind the carbon bits to some powder.

Edited August 3, 2014 by LittleBurger

[m_wtan79@yahoo.com.sg]

some pple run ac 24/7, while some run occasionally.

Carbon can neutralise toxins so pple use them.

When yr water has the yellow tint, running carbon can remove the tint.

Seems like can remove no3 as well.

But studies has show carbon particles cause HLLE head line lateral erosion, something like tat. So I use carbon in a bag rather than tumbling cos im concern if the friction will slowly grind the carbon bits to some powder.

Ic. But if nothing wrong with my tank i dun need to run carbon rite?

[youdontnowm]

Ac will contribute in prolonging the life of your ultraphos too. As ultraphos have organic/chemicals absorbing abilities like AC.

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[LittleBurger]

Ic. But if nothing wrong with my tank i dun need to run carbon rite?

im having a mixed reef so I use carbon. Some swear by it, some dun feel there's any impact. But carbon has much more pros n little bit con(HLLE). But doesn't mean u use carbon yr fish will have HLLE. Previously affect blue tang more.

[james72]

Carbon always make my water crystal clear for sure

Cheers,

James

[m_wtan79@yahoo.com.sg]

Thanks guys. Maybe i setup a refugium 1st then add in carbon

[honkit]

It is recommended to run Ultraphos in a fluidized reactor with a slow flow rate (despite its lack of tumbling due to its heavier nature) something akin to 200-400 lph.

Was told so by Claude the Fauna Marin owner.

[sherman]

Good info .Thank You bro honkit