Phosphate Remover...

[dnsfpl]

can anyone recommend me a cheap and good phosphate remover to place in my hang on filter?

the phosphate level remains the same(0.5ppm) after weeks of water change using distilled water

thanks

[drato11]

can anyone recommend me a cheap and good phosphate remover to place in my hang on filter?

the phosphate level remains the same(0.5ppm) after weeks of water change using distilled water

thanks

Cheap and effective PO4 remover i'm using is Sorb4. The 2 popular brands used here are Sorb4 and Rowaphos. Rowaphos is much higher in price, but is effective as well. Hope this helps

[dachkie]

bro i still dun understand y is sorb4 cheaper when its 500gm for 68 n rowa 1000ml is 79

[drato11]

bro i still dun understand y is sorb4 cheaper when its 500gm for 68 n rowa 1000ml is 79

Hi bro, haven't met u for a long time.

Sorb 4 rated its content by weight. Rowaphos rated its content by volume. In terms of amt of material availabe, both bottle contains the same amt of media. That's why i consider sorb 4 cheaper, as the amt of media used per time is the same for me. Of course, there're some that always insist rowaphos is "better". I've used rowaphos for a long time, but switched to sorb4 oredi. I change my media frequently, once every mth. So Sorb4 is more economical to me.

Just my opinion here. I'm not starting a thread on which brand is "better". It's personal preference.

Cheers!

[dnsfpl]

i understand that both sorb4 & rowa are quite powdery

someone recommend me seachem phosguard instead

good choice?

btw thanks for the info

[dachkie]

i understand that both sorb4 & rowa are quite powdery

someone recommend me seachem phosguard instead

good choice?

btw thanks for the info

sorb4 is aluminium based which might leak back whatever it absorbed and thats bad

rowa n sorb4 are gfo, which is iron base and suposely they are better, but in any case use a fr with them for best effects

[dachkie]

Hi bro, haven't met u for a long time.

Sorb 4 rated its content by weight. Rowaphos rated its content by volume. In terms of amt of material availabe, both bottle contains the same amt of media. That's why i consider sorb 4 cheaper, as the amt of media used per time is the same for me. Of course, there're some that always insist rowaphos is "better". I've used rowaphos for a long time, but switched to sorb4 oredi. I change my media frequently, once every mth. So Sorb4 is more economical to me.

Just my opinion here. I'm not starting a thread on which brand is "better". It's personal preference.

Cheers!

thanks bro for ur explanation, volume over weight is always confusing, i also used alot of rowa over the past few months just to get my po4 down to 0.008 and finally i have white sand without sandbed cleaners, but now have to go into maintaning so might be looking at sorb4 to try out because of its smaller granules