PhosBan Reactor 150

[sergeant]

Do any of you guys use one of this reactors?
How much PhosBan should I put in the reactor for a 37 gallon tank? :help:

 

[robchuck]

Admittedly, I jumped on the bandwagon for these back in April. I started by using approx. 75g of Phosban on my 65 gallon reef. Some nuisance algae that I couldn't get rid of died under the Phosban treatment. When the media became exhausted, I switched to a similar amount of ROWAphos media. The rest of the nuisance algae died after about a month, but my SPS corals all started browning out. I then switched to carbon, and feel this has done my tank well.
I'm putting together a 29 gallon tank right now, and am going to try a small quantity of Phosban (I think the ROWAphos media was too efficient; the Phosban stripped the phosphates out of the water slower) and see what happens.
In regards to how much media to use, I think a little less than 1g of media per gallon is a good starting point.

 

[sergeant]

Thanks Rob.
Do you think this will hurt what I have already in the tank?
1 Bubble tip anemone
1 xenia
2 frags of green star polyps
orange ricordeas
green ricordeas
I also have two types of polyps I have no idea what kind are they. :happyfish

 

[sergeant]

This are the polyps

 

[sergeant]

The pic on top the polyps that look like brown hair behind the ricordeas and in this pic the very small polyps on the rocks.
Any ideas?

 

[robchuck]

Sergeant,
You should be fine using Phosban with what you have in the tank. I have some rics, zoas, xenia, polyps, and a few LPS corals that made it through the Phosban and ROWAphos treatments just fine. The SPS corals that browned out were the only ones that suffered.

 

[sergeant]

I read in one of the post here that carbon would remove minerals and nitrients of the water.
Is it safe to use it in a reef tank? If it is safe
How much carbon would I have to use in my 37 gallon tank?
How long do you run your reactor with carbon in it?
By the way I tested the water for phosphates and the result is zero. It worked like a champ. So far everything in the tank seem to be doing just fine and the rocks are starting to clear up slowly. Thanks for all your feedback.
Tito