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12/08/2013, 06:30 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2013
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How long GFO last?
I was just wondering since I just started usingGFO a reactor how long does GFO last before it needs to be changed?
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12/08/2013, 06:47 PM
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Where am I?
 
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Depends on your PO4 levels? Ive seen a few days to a few weeks.
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12/08/2013, 06:55 PM
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 Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Garden Grove, Ca
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If your phosphate levels are elevated you may need to change it every three days at first. Once it is under control, you should get 3-4 weeks.
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12/09/2013, 05:26 AM
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OLD SCHOOL-ish
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Somers, NY
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what about when it gets depleted?
does it hold everything it has absorbed, and just not absorb any more?
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12/09/2013, 07:05 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
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Mine lasted for 2 weeks only.
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