Phosphate removal media

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kleankord

I have something similar to this:
http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2753028&lmdn=Fish+Filtration+%26amp%3B+Circulation#prodTab1

An internal filter and in it I placed by bag of Chemi-pure elite. I don't know if this is working because 1) The bag is needing to be replaced 2) daily red slime algae buildup.

Should I look into purchasing phosban? Wait until my new bag of elite comes in? Can i continue to use my internal filter as a media reactor? The filter is rated 90-125 gph.
 
I've had good results from Seachem PhosGuard. You can get it at LFS but buy the filter socks from Petsmart where they are dirt cheap.
 
Thanks for chiming in. I FINALLY got a testing kit, and phosphate wasn't the problem. Low water movement lead to the cyano.

Also, I've read that Phosguard leaches aluminum, so it's a product I'm steering clear of. Here's the article:
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2003/7/chemistry
 
If you look on Seachem's website about Phosguard, they had a article disproving the misinformation.

So the solution to your issue is a easy fix with a powerhead?
 
I WISH I could say it was an easy fix.

As of yesterday phosphate and nitrate are still testing nil, after moving powerheads around the cyano in the problem areas are completely gone, but wouldn't you know that different problem areas would arise? I've got two nano power heads pointing in different directions and my return pump aimed at the top to break the surface... in a 30 gal tank.

I'm wondering whether purchasing a wave maker to randomize the water flow, as opposed to it being linear, would help this issue at all. Thoughts?
 
My tank isn't very Turbo snail friendly, the rock work isn't secured very well and my understanding is they'll just bulldoze through and knock over LR and coral... which makes me wonder what I can DO to secure my rock short of picking everything out and gluing them together.
 
I understand what you mean. The large ones are just too big for my 10g nano tank setup. I went with smaller snails and bunch of hermit crabs and they keep my rocks picked clean.
 
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