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06/08/2007, 03:39 PM
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Whistler's Mother
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Phosphate Reactor
I just installed a phosphate reactor and I've read on here not to lower your phosphates too quickly. How should I control that? Is it by simply not running it all day long at first? If it is, how long should I run it for today and how long should I increase the time by?
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06/08/2007, 03:48 PM
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Never heard that, Turn it on and let it go! takes awhile to lower your phosphates so it's not going to be a problem.
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06/08/2007, 03:52 PM
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Whistler's Mother
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Sounds good to me!
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06/08/2007, 04:27 PM
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I have heard that before, but everything I saw said not to use too much media at first.
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06/08/2007, 04:33 PM
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adding a phasban reactor full of media is like doing a 60% waterchange without the side effects.
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06/08/2007, 05:18 PM
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Macro-algs, reduce the Phosphate as well I believe. JD
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