R#waph^s and RTN of SPS

[blueheaven]

Hi guys,

Came across this thread in RC about R#waph*s and SPS RTN

Anyone here has any experience?

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.p...25&pagenumber=1

[AlfaRomeo]

I think the general cause of the RTN episodes is the sudden change of parameters when the reefers in US introduced the rowaphos in mature tanks. For tanks that use rowaphos constantly from the beginning, should not be an issue..

[DeepBlue]

what will happen to tanks that are matured....I am going to hook up my FR next weekend...will either using ROWA or COntra harmed my corals and sps????

(Background- My tank ard for 2 yrs liaoz....sps recent 2 - 3 months)

[typrobin]

since it is due to sudden change in water parameters....maybe can try to add a little at a time rather than throw the whole 1tr into work all at once??

[DeepBlue]

good advice.....I probably will do that....

wonder Boss has any experience since hooking up the new FR too....

[FuEl]

Think it's always best to increase the amount of rowaphos used slowly esp if your system had high phosphate levels. Come to think of it, my acro frags seem to be growing more slow compared to before I hooked up my fluidized reactor. Oh well, between algae and slower acro growth I don't really mind the latter. Maybe rowaphos is so efficient that it is absorbing too much organophosphates in the water? Then maybe acros have not enough phosphates for dna synthesis, etc? Hmm...wild guess.

People who feed their sps are actually supplying them phosphates in the form of food, but those who do not feed might be depriving them of necessary phosphates, the use of rowaphos could make this worse?

[blueheaven]

Ya boss, any comments?