phosban problem help!!!

jj6072 · 03/20/2010, 05:45 PM

i recently just installed a new reactor with phosban (the white pebble looking stuff) and i forgot to rinse it before using it....now my water is all cloudy what do i do? and how bad is it that i dod this!!!!!

teesquare · 03/20/2010, 06:17 PM

Think you will be fine - if you have one - put a bag or sock filter on your pipe coming into the sumpe, and even put some filter floss in that, it should clear up within an hour or two.
T

soulsigma · 03/20/2010, 10:34 PM

Your ac will also help with removing the cloudyness also.

teesquare · 03/21/2010, 06:23 AM

JJ - I think by "ac", he means activated carbon, not air conditioning

T

atkinsg · 03/21/2010, 09:46 PM

Isn't PhosBan brown?

teesquare · 03/22/2010, 05:54 AM

Yes - bu there are older types of phosphate removers that are white and are made out of alumium silicate (?) . That is what I beliewve he used.

T

Walking_Target · 03/22/2010, 05:27 PM

Seachem PhosGuard is a white pebbly product. I use it, it works fine. RowaPhos (GFO) works better, but has a higher price tag to match.

bsylv91 · 03/22/2010, 05:42 PM

if youve got a filter running too the cloudiness should be gone within a day or two

jeepguy242 · 03/22/2010, 09:36 PM

i did the same with some i put in a mesh bag when i first started my tank, i didnt know what i was doing ( first saltwater tank and battling hair algea) who hasnt been there LOL but everything turned out fine, that was 8 years ago!

reefkeepa14 · 03/22/2010, 10:19 PM

phosbans white gfo is brown. your carbon will remove it

aussie_chicago · 03/23/2010, 11:18 AM

I also have been using the seachem phosban,works ok,even when rinsing thouragly,I still get a little residue for 1/2 hr or so,always clears up pretty quick.I have read that using the white pellets can leach aluminum into the water,which can affect corals.I think Ill be switching to GFO in the future.....

03/20/2010, 05:45 PM	#1
jj6072 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 2	phosban problem help!!! i recently just installed a new reactor with phosban (the white pebble looking stuff) and i forgot to rinse it before using it....now my water is all cloudy what do i do? and how bad is it that i dod this!!!!!

03/20/2010, 06:17 PM	#2
teesquare Coral Curmudgeon Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: western NC Posts: 1,663	Think you will be fine - if you have one - put a bag or sock filter on your pipe coming into the sumpe, and even put some filter floss in that, it should clear up within an hour or two. T __________________ No....really honey, it was a gift! Current Tank Info: 700 gallon combined reef/frag systems - 650gal Cichlid system

03/20/2010, 10:34 PM	#3
soulsigma Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Battle Creek, MI Posts: 274	Your ac will also help with removing the cloudyness also. __________________ tan Arte realmente vida de imatate de doese Current Tank Info: 48x18x21, 30g refugiuam/sump, (2) 250 w MH and 4 65w DC, Aqua Euro USA skimmer, 2 MP 40, quite one return pump 750 gpm,

03/21/2010, 06:23 AM	#4
teesquare Coral Curmudgeon Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: western NC Posts: 1,663	JJ - I think by "ac", he means activated carbon, not air conditioning T __________________ No....really honey, it was a gift! Current Tank Info: 700 gallon combined reef/frag systems - 650gal Cichlid system

03/22/2010, 05:54 AM	#6
teesquare Coral Curmudgeon Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: western NC Posts: 1,663	Yes - bu there are older types of phosphate removers that are white and are made out of alumium silicate (?) . That is what I beliewve he used. T __________________ No....really honey, it was a gift! Current Tank Info: 700 gallon combined reef/frag systems - 650gal Cichlid system

03/21/2010, 09:46 PM	#5
atkinsg Chemist/Software Dev Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 312	Isn't PhosBan brown?

03/22/2010, 05:27 PM	#7
Walking_Target Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: On, Canada Posts: 102	Seachem PhosGuard is a white pebbly product. I use it, it works fine. RowaPhos (GFO) works better, but has a higher price tag to match.

03/22/2010, 05:42 PM	#8
bsylv91 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: stamford Posts: 51	if youve got a filter running too the cloudiness should be gone within a day or two

03/22/2010, 09:36 PM	#9
jeepguy242 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Winston Salem NC Posts: 370	i did the same with some i put in a mesh bag when i first started my tank, i didnt know what i was doing ( first saltwater tank and battling hair algea) who hasnt been there LOL but everything turned out fine, that was 8 years ago! __________________ Greensboro NC area reef club Current Tank Info: 125 mixed reef, 40 gallon sump, mag 9.5 return, quiet one 6000 closed loop, reef octo NWB-150 2010 model, diy kalkwasser reactor and ATO, 3 250 watt MH 14k

03/22/2010, 10:19 PM	#10
reefkeepa14 Moved On Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 858	phosbans white gfo is brown. your carbon will remove it

03/23/2010, 11:18 AM	#11
aussie_chicago Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Chicago Posts: 546	I also have been using the seachem phosban,works ok,even when rinsing thouragly,I still get a little residue for 1/2 hr or so,always clears up pretty quick.I have read that using the white pellets can leach aluminum into the water,which can affect corals.I think Ill be switching to GFO in the future.....