Review of Aquaz PurePhos

[chewlaoheng]

It would be on the shelf of these LFS by tomorrow evening, due to limited stock.

Iwarna Aquarium

Reborn Aquarium

Petmart Pte Ltd

Ocean Planet

Polyart Aquarium 24hrs

Aquamart Pte Ltd

Bio Ocean Aquarix

Carbphos Premium™ 500ml - Retail $24.00

Purephos Premium™ 500ml - Retail $28.00

Hi,

may I know the major differences in function between the 2 products?

from the descriptions the only difference is "natural zeolite"...which is..?

should I use either one or? pls advice.

[butteye]

Can I mixed with coralife phosremover??

[Aquaz]

Hi chewlaoheng,

It depends on your current phosphate level and how much you need to reduce, if you have high levels of PO4 it would be best to use Purephos Premium.

Carbphos Premium also has carbon and zeolite in it and to be used more for aquariums with normal or lower PO4 levels. Although It will still lower phosphate and at the same time also remove organics for water quality.

If you use Carbphos in aquariums with very high phosphate - yes it will work but you will end up changing the media more often. For that we rather you use Purephos initially to bring down levels.

This way you will find that not only did we launch 2 products for PO4 , we make it cost less for you to run in the long term because once you have drop your phosphate levels you can use Carbphos to keep the level down and at the same time benefit from the usage of carbon.

regards

[Aquaz]

Can I mixed with coralife phosremover??

Hi butteye,

Although it should not be a problem, it would be better if you could finish up the phosremover first.

regards

[woonming]

Nothing much to worry about, but just in case.

There is limited stock of both Carbphos Premium and Purephos Premium at the mention Singapore LFS, as there is some delay due to human error on custom clearing issues.

Iwarna Aquarium

Reborn Aquarium

Petmart Pte Ltd

Ocean Planet

Polyart Aquarium 24hrs

Aquamart Pte Ltd

Bio Ocean Aquarix

[Rocks]

Finally got my hands on a bottle of PurePhos.

Just a moment ago.. took my PO4 reading via the Salifert PO4 test kit before applying the PurePhos in my sump...

PO4 reading was at 0.7 ppm (estimated - cos the test colour is in-between 0.5 and 1.0 ppm) is rather high.. cos' the last time i applied a PO4 remover was 3 months ago.

Will monitor for the next few days ...

CHEERS!

Rocks

[djviper]

bought mine 3 days ago... been running since then ... PO4 level dropped tremendously.... but not sure whether it will leech PO4 back into tank

[wa_lanz]

used aquaphos for a month... took for granted and when i measured..

phosphate reading of 1!.. just nice got one bottle of aqua purephos..

took reading 2 days later.. phosphate 0 liaoz.. so far so good.. still gotta see how long it can last.. thanks WM..

[blueheaven]

In order to test for effectiveness of Purephos, I had my phosphate rise to 0.3ppm

Then I got my bottle of 500ml Aquaz Purephos on 26 February 2005

The granules inside were brown as compared to rowa which is black. So when I reached home, I rinsed it with water to get rid of the fine particles and loaded the rest into my FR. I must say, I am very impressed with the size of the granules as each were of similar size and this made fluidisation much easier and more effective.

So after 1 day of using the product, I checked my phosphate levels and guess what? It had dropped to <0.3ppm but not yet undetectable.

In conclusion, i am satisfied with the pricing, quality control and effectiveness of the product

[junyong84]

must try liao!

[Gouldian]

I have been a firm believer of Rowa and have 300gm running in my RM FR for more than a months liao.

Have noticed that Po4 have been hovering around 0.03 for 5 days liao, meaning time to change media liao. Decided to change when test on my salifert showed reading between 0.003 - 0.1ppm.

Went to one of our sponsors to get Rowa but no stock so decided to try Aquaz. Was pleasently surprised by the price.

Anyway, when home to test out product. Upon closer inspection realized that the packaging are double sealed, I guess they must have reacted on comments about their products being not properly sealed. Plus points!

When I opened the container, I found that the content are brown and dry, unlike Rowa which will trapped moisture thus have a wet feel to it. Colours wise its more like the BioPhos II although the grandules are slightly bigger and even as compared to the BioPhos II.

I rinsed the Purephos briefly under di water and immediately placed the whole 500ml into my FR and start running.

Waited for 2 days and tested water, 0.3ppm using Salifert.

Today is the 4th day after using the Purphos, just tested and colour is lighter that 0.03ppm but not totally white (zero).

So I guess the Purephos has done it job of absorbing Po4.

My overall impression so far

* Good competitive price

* Absorbtion of PO4 can be measured within two days with a 1000l/hr FR, previously when I used Rowa, I am able to get near zero on the 2nd day with about 300gm using the same FR

* Improved packaging to protect its content from external elements

Verdict

Cannot compare to Rowa in terms of performance (absorbtion rate) but definitely an more economical choice for reefers not willing to spend to much on Rowa. Good, also for reefers who dun have FR and use filter bags and thus need a more economical source po4 absorber.

[ervine]

i wonder if the slower absorption rate might be a plus point?

Considering I've heard of cases where some people shock their corals accidentally when phosphates get sucked out suddenly...

[FuEl]

i wonder if the slower absorption rate might be a plus point?

Considering I've heard of cases where some people shock their corals accidentally when phosphates get sucked out suddenly...

YEa might be a plus point. I've had sps stn on me when I first used Rowaphos. Maybe it absorbed the phosphates too fast..

[Gouldian]

Wow, didn't too fast absorbtion rate will cause STN.

Thanks for sharing bro.

Anyway, will do some more test tonight and update if necessary.

[Zac]

going to get one today hope it will be of good used .. will update on the review soon.

[Dorado]

I ve been using Rowas. May i where to get Aquaz Purephos.

[Lester]

I ve been using Rowas. May i where to get Aquaz Purephos.

hi bro ...

maybe this ca help

cheers

Singapore Dealers for aquaz

Aqua Mart (S) Pte Ltd

No 285. Jalan Besar

Singapore ( 208948 )

Tel : +65 6741 2022

Aquarium Art

No 24, Verdun Road

Singapore ( 207282 )

Tel : +65 6294 7975

Aquarium Iwarna Pte Ltd

Loyang Agrotechnology Park

No 70, Pasir Ris Drive 12,

Singapore ( 518234 )

Tel : +65 9667 6432

Andre Designs

Tampines Industrial Park A,

Blk 9003, Tampines Street 93,

Unit #03-154,

Singapore ( 528837 )

Tel : +65 9688 3229

Bio Ocean Aquarix

No 5, Opal Crescent,

Singapore ( 328400 )

Tel : +65 6396 7783

Eco Culture

No 195, Lavender Street

Eminent Plaza, Unit #01-02A

Singapore ( 338759 )

Tel : +65 6299 5705

Jireh

No 154, West Coast Road,

Ginza Plaza, Unit #01-137

Singapore ( 120154 )

Tel : +65 6776 7990

Marine Life Hobbyist

No 178, West Coast Way

Hong Leong Garden Shopping Centre

Singapore ( 127086 )

Tel : +65 6777 4047

Ocean Planet

No 31, Oxford Road

Singapore ( 218813 )

Tel : +65 6294 6056

PetMart Pte Ltd

Blk 151, Serangoon North Avenue 2

Unit #01-79

Singapore ( 550151 )

Tel : +65 6289 6471

Polyart Aquarium 24hrs

Blk 328, Clementi Avenue 2

Unit #01-194

Singapore ( 120328 )

Tel : +65 6775 4773

Reborn Aquarium & Supplier

No 235, Lavandar Street

Singapore ( 338781 )

Tel : +65 6299 5060

Wakai Marine & Aquatic Plant

No 67, Sungei Tengah Road

Unit #33-34, Farmart Centre

Singapore ( 699008 )

Tel : +65 9830 4742

[Dorado]

Thanks Bro,

Almost the places I LFSing have

Maybe me blinded by the regular productslah.

[woonming]

Hi,

Thank you Lester for the help, but due to limited stock, it is only available at the below list fish mart.

Marine Life

Iwarna Aquarium

Reborn Aquarium

Petmart Pte Ltd

Ocean Planet

Polyart Aquarium 24hrs

Aquamart Pte Ltd

Bio Ocean Aquarix

Carbphos Premium™ 500ml - Retail $24.00

Purephos Premium™ 500ml - Retail $28.00

[jc85]

Just opened my Aquaz PurePhos today. Here's some pictures to share.

[jc85]

Its brown in color.

[jc85]

I'm running it on a RM FR. 500ml seems too little for it.

It'll be better if there's a 1000L options.

[jc85]

A close up.

Gona running it a few days to see the results/performance.

[jc85]

Did a test on the PO4 today. Using Salifert Testkit, its zero compare to yesterday it register a reading of 0.03.

I believe the RM FR does increase the efficiency.

[jc85]

If u have a terrible cyano outbreak, I'll suggest do trying the below;

1) Reduce feeding to alternate day.

2) Use Red slime remover

3) Change water often like weekly

Do check ur PO4 reading daily.

Gd luck

JC