rinsing of PO4 removal media

[terryansimon]

do you guys rinse your PO4 removal media before dumping it in? I remember AT telling me something about rinsing it before I use it....but the thought of it is quite a turn off actually. =\

any comments? I remember Rowaphos instruction saying that its media should not be rinsed...but I'll be dumping my first and only bottle of Contraphos here.

any comments?

[sherman]

So far I just used it without rinsing as recomended by Rowa.

Regards

Sherman

[clownman]

I don't rinse my rowa either.

Just following instruction.

[terryansimon]

oh well I rinsed mine through the Fluidised Reactor. following what AT told me. hmm I'll see if there is any difference *apart from the obvious lack of coloured water. *

[hamannbmw]

I just dump my contra in the sump w/o washing

[terryansimon]

I used to do that for my RowaPhos when I used filter bags. but AT told me to wash the media if I were to use it in a Fluidised Reactor.

[lightningstrike]

IMO, dun think u should rinse the media.

[giantbicycle]

yup..for contra ,u need to rinse the media in warm water and u can hear the activation sound...''Starting sound'' .. BUt for Rowa,it must not be rinse...This is what know..Just my 2'cent..

Regards:edwan

[Achilles Tang]

You HAVE to rinse it WHEN using it in a Fluidised Reactor.

Because you are churning up the media constantly, you are very guaranteed to have all the tiny powder-likes particles enter your main tank!

A pre-rinse is recommended by many reefers from the UK (who have been using FRs for a longer time than we do) to remove these very fine particles... unless you leave with seeing lots of black particles on your white sandbed!

[Achilles Tang]

yup..for contra ,u need to rinse the media in warm water and u can hear the activation sound...''Starting sound'' .. BUt for Rowa,it must not be rinse...This is what know..Just my 2'cent..

Regards:edwan

I think you are referring to Biophos.

Contra K/Rowa is exactly the same... there is no need for any 'activation' process before you can use it.

[giantbicycle]

I think you are referring to Biophos.

Contra K/Rowa is exactly the same... there is no need for any 'activation' process before you can use it.

opps....YUP...i am reefering to Biophos...

[terryansimon]

THANK GOD. WOOHOO.

the water that came out from the FR was. powdery. horrible.