GFO media

Wbr46797 · 06/27/2016, 05:53 PM

Does anybody know if GFO will work in hang on tank filter if I put it in a media bag.. Currently .20 on phosphates.. Was using a reactor but it seemed to drop to fast.... Any help or advice greatly appreciated... Thanks Jason!

Pigpen17 · 06/27/2016, 06:18 PM

From what I understand, yes, but it will harden together. It works better tumbled.

Wbr46797 · 06/27/2016, 06:22 PM

I put Seachem phosgaurd in the filter and it seems to keep it stable but higher than it needs to be.....

scooter31707 · 06/28/2016, 08:44 AM

your best bet is to buy the Two Little Fishes reactor. you can hang it on the size of the tank.

fishchef · 06/28/2016, 09:54 AM

I used PhosBan for years in a bag. It does work.

Reef Frog · 06/28/2016, 01:17 PM

GFO will work in a bag, especially in a small tank. Just less efficiently then in a reactor. Since water may channel in a mesh hatband it will be more prone to trapping detritus than a reactor with foam sponges, I suggest lifting it and rinsing it with RODI water and moving the m dis around gently without pulverizing if. This will help with efficiency & make it last longer.

BTW, .20 ppm phosphates is an ENORMOUSly high reading if accurate. Was that a typo? If accurate you have some fundamental issues to look into first.

Wbr46797 · 06/28/2016, 04:56 PM

.20 is correct.. If you think that's high, I received this tank established from a friend and it was 1.3!! Went got a clean up crew and a reactor... To bring it down.... I'm having trouble keeping it at .03... It's a 46 gallon with 20lbs of live rock... All the coral look healthy but noticed algae growing again..

06/27/2016, 05:53 PM	#1
Wbr46797 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 19	GFO media Does anybody know if GFO will work in hang on tank filter if I put it in a media bag.. Currently .20 on phosphates.. Was using a reactor but it seemed to drop to fast.... Any help or advice greatly appreciated... Thanks Jason!

06/27/2016, 06:18 PM	#2
Pigpen17 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Tacoma, Wa. Posts: 1,006	From what I understand, yes, but it will harden together. It works better tumbled. __________________ Never trust a man with a castle in his tank. 56g Column \|Aquamaxx HOB-1 Skimmer \|Reef Breeders Photon 24 LED \|850gph Koralia (X2) \| Maxspect Gyre XF130

06/27/2016, 06:22 PM	#3
Wbr46797 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 19	I put Seachem phosgaurd in the filter and it seems to keep it stable but higher than it needs to be.....

06/28/2016, 08:44 AM	#4
scooter31707 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Virginia Posts: 4,971	your best bet is to buy the Two Little Fishes reactor. you can hang it on the size of the tank.

06/28/2016, 09:54 AM	#5
fishchef Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 1,222	I used PhosBan for years in a bag. It does work.

06/28/2016, 01:17 PM	#6
Reef Frog Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,121	GFO will work in a bag, especially in a small tank. Just less efficiently then in a reactor. Since water may channel in a mesh hatband it will be more prone to trapping detritus than a reactor with foam sponges, I suggest lifting it and rinsing it with RODI water and moving the m dis around gently without pulverizing if. This will help with efficiency & make it last longer. BTW, .20 ppm phosphates is an ENORMOUSly high reading if accurate. Was that a typo? If accurate you have some fundamental issues to look into first.

06/28/2016, 04:56 PM	#7
Wbr46797 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 19	.20 is correct.. If you think that's high, I received this tank established from a friend and it was 1.3!! Went got a clean up crew and a reactor... To bring it down.... I'm having trouble keeping it at .03... It's a 46 gallon with 20lbs of live rock... All the coral look healthy but noticed algae growing again..