GFO turned white, any reason? See pic

Bolivian Reefer · 07/04/2012, 01:38 PM

Guys,

My GFO turned white after 2 weeks. Is that an indication of something?

I dose Kalkwasser at nights and I have been winning the fight against Dino flagellates, my Ph ranges from 8.2 - 8.5

I just received my HC GFO from BRS. I will change the media anyway but it would be good to now if there is any reason why it turned white.

Please share your experiences

Thanks

SeanT · 07/04/2012, 03:53 PM

Is this the right pic?
The GFO looks rust colored to me.

Bolivian Reefer · 07/04/2012, 05:34 PM

Yeah that's the pic, as you can see at the bottom that is the regular GFO brown color. Any ideas why it turned kind of white?

ChrisKirkland · 07/04/2012, 05:49 PM

It is lighter, likely from the Kalk dosing it tends to coat everything especially if dosed in the sump where the reactors intake is.

07/04/2012, 03:53 PM	#2
SeanT Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Wilmington, North Carolina Posts: 13,860	Is this the right pic? The GFO looks rust colored to me. __________________ My tank was cool. Current Tank Info: Barebottom (the tank not me...at least not at the moment).

07/04/2012, 05:34 PM	#3
Bolivian Reefer Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 113	Yeah that's the pic, as you can see at the bottom that is the regular GFO brown color. Any ideas why it turned kind of white? __________________ ATI 6x54W T5, SWC 160, RKL+Ph, PhosBan reactor, Vortech MP40 Current Tank Info: reef tank, LPS, SPS, Rose and Green BTA. Set-up: October 2010

07/04/2012, 05:49 PM	#4
ChrisKirkland Reef and Coral Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Lexington, Ky. Posts: 1,739	It is lighter, likely from the Kalk dosing it tends to coat everything especially if dosed in the sump where the reactors intake is. __________________ Chris Kirkland Reef Nerd. Current Tank Info: Getting back into the hobby.