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Re: Phosphate absorbing pillow
In a message dated 12/29/2000 12:50:49 Pacific Standard Time, Amy writes:
> What are everyone's favorite methods of phosphate removal? I've come
> across a number of products in pet catalogs, including pads and resins.
> I'm just wondering what plant people like and what works best.
>
Amy, what are your phosphates running now? Unless you are having an algae
problem, or unless your phosphates are running greater than 1 ppm, you may
not even need to worry about it. My phosphates run a little higher than
that, so I use a Phos-Zorb pillow in my filter. I have also tried these new
Green-X phosphate removers by Hagen, but to be frank with you, they barely
make a dent in my phosphate levels. I would recommend the Phos-Zorb pillow.
By the way, I believe that all phosphate-absorbing products work the same
way, using iron oxide. There may be other commercial products that use a
different method, but I am aware only of those containing iron oxide. It
then boils down to which product gives you the most iron oxide.