PhosGuard

bkvreef · 11/21/2008, 06:31 AM

I am presently switching between PhosGuard, GFO, and Carbon in my Phos-ban reactor.
I think I had heard somewhere that you can rinse the PhosGuard and it is just as good as new.

I am remembering correctly? If I am how do I do this?

patsfan1130 · 11/21/2008, 06:57 AM

If memory serves one needs to bake it in the oven

bkvreef · 11/21/2008, 07:05 AM

That sounds familiar.
Any one else have insight.

trapper125 · 11/21/2008, 08:11 AM

Taken directly from Seachems website...

PhosGuard is spherical. Its shape allows for maximum water flow through the media. Granular phosphate removers can become compacted, dramatically limiting their capacity to remove phosphate. If the media canâ€™t come into contact with the water, it canâ€™t remove phosphate from it. PhosGuard is the only spherical phosphate remover on the market. ***Aluminum Oxide IS NOT REGENERABLE. No matter what anyone tells you, baking an aluminum oxide media does not restore its capacity to remove phosphate. This misconception comes from the productâ€™s original intended use: industrial air drying. Obviously, if a product absorbs moisture, the best way to remove that moisture is to bake it out. However, that only removes the water, not the contaminants contained in that water.***

bkvreef · 11/21/2008, 08:28 AM

Thank you.

Ok now for the $.20 question: does anyone have any reason to disagree with that statement?

hairyman1 · 11/23/2008, 09:53 PM

No, but Phosguard or any other aluminum product is not good for corals as they leach aluminum into the tank in larger quantities then the natural trace amounts found in seawater. GFO is better, but not perfect either. This is the only seachem product that I'm not comfortable with.

11/21/2008, 06:31 AM	#1
bkvreef Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 439	PhosGuard I am presently switching between PhosGuard, GFO, and Carbon in my Phos-ban reactor. I think I had heard somewhere that you can rinse the PhosGuard and it is just as good as new. I am remembering correctly? If I am how do I do this?

11/21/2008, 06:57 AM	#2
patsfan1130 Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Woburn, Ma Posts: 2,010	If memory serves one needs to bake it in the oven __________________ My cat's breath smells like cat food Member of the Boston Reefers Society Current Tank Info: 75g lps, 90g sps, 120g mixed, 180 nem tank, 300g reef, 600g up & coming reef

11/21/2008, 07:05 AM	#3
bkvreef Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 439	That sounds familiar. Any one else have insight.

11/21/2008, 08:11 AM	#4
trapper125 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Sanford Maine Posts: 42	Taken directly from Seachems website... PhosGuard is spherical. Its shape allows for maximum water flow through the media. Granular phosphate removers can become compacted, dramatically limiting their capacity to remove phosphate. If the media canâ€™t come into contact with the water, it canâ€™t remove phosphate from it. PhosGuard is the only spherical phosphate remover on the market. *Aluminum Oxide IS NOT REGENERABLE. No matter what anyone tells you, baking an aluminum oxide media does not restore its capacity to remove phosphate. This misconception comes from the productâ€™s original intended use: industrial air drying. Obviously, if a product absorbs moisture, the best way to remove that moisture is to bake it out. However, that only removes the water, not the contaminants contained in that water.*

11/21/2008, 08:28 AM	#5
bkvreef Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 439	Thank you. Ok now for the $.20 question: does anyone have any reason to disagree with that statement?

11/23/2008, 09:53 PM	#6
hairyman1 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 271	No, but Phosguard or any other aluminum product is not good for corals as they leach aluminum into the tank in larger quantities then the natural trace amounts found in seawater. GFO is better, but not perfect either. This is the only seachem product that I'm not comfortable with.