RowaPhos OMG I'm freakedddd

jumpincactus · 04/25/2006, 08:07 PM

Please tell me I am just paranoid.

I just used RowPhos for the first time. Used per the package instructions utilizing the filter sock that comes with it. It said not to wash or rinse the media. As soon as I plopped the sock in my sump there was an explosion of dark colored cloudy stuff that was so bad it limited the visiblity in my tank. No chunks came out just what I am guessing was micro dust or something.

Is this a normal reaction using Rowphos????

jumpincactus · 04/25/2006, 08:22 PM

BUMP Help me out folks 11 veiws and no rowphos users

Palancar · 04/25/2006, 08:29 PM

I used Phosban for a while but I rinsed it first, also against the instructions but I'm glad I did. The first few rinsings created quite cloudy rust colored water.

jnc914 · 04/25/2006, 08:41 PM

I have recently used several bags for my 180 gallon. Yes it is common to have initial dust from the bags and media, However if you have a skimmer, the initial dust should not be an issue. Mine cleared the dust from the water within 20 minutes. If I do it again i will rinse though. It doesn't seem to hurt the fish or inverts.

Mike and Tori · 04/25/2006, 08:51 PM

Dust will go away...

jumpincactus · 04/25/2006, 11:43 PM

Pheeeehhh thanx. I just could not believe the cloud of rust colored water. It got so bad could hardly see the back side of the tank. But as jnc mentioned about 40 mins later water was clear. I did put in some carbon to help polish.......

cecilturtle · 04/26/2006, 12:54 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mike and Tori
Dust will go away...

Interesting........Where will it go? Everytime you knead the bag more will come out....where does that go? Yes I was a user. I am now a recovered RowaPhosBan-a-holic.

reef888 · 04/26/2006, 01:40 AM

omg is right, no matter how fine the mesh bag,this still will have tiny black particles come out. The only way is to use a reactor with floss n low flow rate.

wahwoo · 04/26/2006, 05:21 AM

Carbon removes organics. I dont think it will help in this case.

toccata · 04/26/2006, 12:28 PM

Next time you go to use the rowaphos, you don't have to rinse it but it does not say you can't run your tank water through it. I usually start the pump have water run through the reator for a minute, water is clear, tank does not get cloudy at all.

toccata · 04/26/2006, 12:30 PM

btw, have a spare bucket handy to run the return from your reactor to... maybe run off 2-5 gallons. No problem

old salty · 04/26/2006, 11:50 PM

I just recharged my phosphate reactor and rinsed it using a brine shrimp net. I think that they say not to rinse as you may use up some of the phosphate binding with tap water (as stated above.) Either way, you'll be fine.

04/25/2006, 08:07 PM	#1
jumpincactus Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 237	RowaPhos OMG I'm freakedddd Please tell me I am just paranoid. I just used RowPhos for the first time. Used per the package instructions utilizing the filter sock that comes with it. It said not to wash or rinse the media. As soon as I plopped the sock in my sump there was an explosion of dark colored cloudy stuff that was so bad it limited the visiblity in my tank. No chunks came out just what I am guessing was micro dust or something. Is this a normal reaction using Rowphos???? __________________ And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we're liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." Current Tank Info: 110 gal Acrylic 44 x 24 x 24 Cherry stand/canopy Sequence Dart running closed loop Ampmaster2100 running 30 gal fuge/sump. Lights 2- 250 watt Ushio 14,000k and 4 -96 watt True actinics.

04/25/2006, 08:22 PM	#2
jumpincactus Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 237	BUMP Help me out folks 11 veiws and no rowphos users __________________ And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we're liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." Current Tank Info: 110 gal Acrylic 44 x 24 x 24 Cherry stand/canopy Sequence Dart running closed loop Ampmaster2100 running 30 gal fuge/sump. Lights 2- 250 watt Ushio 14,000k and 4 -96 watt True actinics.

04/25/2006, 08:41 PM	#4
jnc914 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 2,008	I have recently used several bags for my 180 gallon. Yes it is common to have initial dust from the bags and media, However if you have a skimmer, the initial dust should not be an issue. Mine cleared the dust from the water within 20 minutes. If I do it again i will rinse though. It doesn't seem to hurt the fish or inverts. __________________ "Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion." -Jack Kerouac 13 years strictly salty Current Tank Info: 180 gallon FOWLR Angel dedicated tank

04/25/2006, 11:43 PM	#6
jumpincactus Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 237	Pheeeehhh thanx. I just could not believe the cloud of rust colored water. It got so bad could hardly see the back side of the tank. But as jnc mentioned about 40 mins later water was clear. I did put in some carbon to help polish....... __________________ And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we're liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." Current Tank Info: 110 gal Acrylic 44 x 24 x 24 Cherry stand/canopy Sequence Dart running closed loop Ampmaster2100 running 30 gal fuge/sump. Lights 2- 250 watt Ushio 14,000k and 4 -96 watt True actinics.

04/26/2006, 01:40 AM	#8
reef888 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 44	i have used this omg is right, no matter how fine the mesh bag,this still will have tiny black particles come out. The only way is to use a reactor with floss n low flow rate.

04/25/2006, 08:29 PM	#3
Palancar Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Bloomsbury, NJ Posts: 165	I used Phosban for a while but I rinsed it first, also against the instructions but I'm glad I did. The first few rinsings created quite cloudy rust colored water.

04/25/2006, 08:51 PM	#5
Mike and Tori Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 50	Dust will go away...

04/26/2006, 05:21 AM	#9
wahwoo Moved On Join Date: May 2003 Location: S. FL Posts: 508	Carbon removes organics. I dont think it will help in this case.

04/26/2006, 12:28 PM	#10
toccata Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 234	Next time you go to use the rowaphos, you don't have to rinse it but it does not say you can't run your tank water through it. I usually start the pump have water run through the reator for a minute, water is clear, tank does not get cloudy at all. __________________ Life is what happens to you While you’re busy making other plans -JL Current Tank Info: 350gal Starphire: fowlr, some corals

04/26/2006, 12:30 PM	#11
toccata Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 234	btw, have a spare bucket handy to run the return from your reactor to... maybe run off 2-5 gallons. No problem __________________ Life is what happens to you While you’re busy making other plans -JL Current Tank Info: 350gal Starphire: fowlr, some corals

04/26/2006, 11:50 PM	#12
old salty Genius Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: The Island of Misfit Toys Posts: 3,131	I just recharged my phosphate reactor and rinsed it using a brine shrimp net. I think that they say not to rinse as you may use up some of the phosphate binding with tap water (as stated above.) Either way, you'll be fine. __________________ "The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers." Thomas Jefferson Current Tank Info: Out of the marine aquarium hobby