Rowaphos-phosban

REEFY1 · 11/12/2007, 01:14 AM

Which one of these are better, And are the safest to us- I use to use Phosguard but heard it leatchs Metal into the tank and irratate corals? Any advice would be appreciated Thanks

mxett · 11/12/2007, 05:34 AM

Either rowaphos or phosban will work well. I have used both with success.

somethingphishy · 11/12/2007, 06:33 AM

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Originally posted by mxett
Either rowaphos or phosban will work well. I have used both with success.

i second the results

silvers · 11/12/2007, 06:39 AM

All are pretty much the same as far as leaching metals into the water that depends more on the grandular size and how much flow you are pushing through it. If to much you grind the GFO releasing into the water coloum. At Two Part Solution they sell bulk GFO very cheap and it is the exact same as all the others as a matter of fact they will eaven let you know that all GFO comes from the same place in germany.

AZDesertRat · 11/12/2007, 08:11 AM

None of the GFO or GFH (basically the same things, one is shipped dry and one is shipped wet) medias will leach metals. The aluminum based materials will though so stick with GFO or GFH.

vaporize · 11/12/2007, 09:50 AM

so GFO = (type 1, ship dry, phosban)?
GFH = (type 2, ship wet, rowaphos) ?

Is there any difference in effectiveness? I read several conflicting reports on them

AZDesertRat · 11/12/2007, 12:02 PM

Nothing significant. They have both been used in the drinking water industry for years as an arsenic remover and neither has proven to be any better than the other.

11/12/2007, 01:14 AM	#1
REEFY1 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Vinton,VA Posts: 983	Rowaphos-phosban Which one of these are better, And are the safest to us- I use to use Phosguard but heard it leatchs Metal into the tank and irratate corals? Any advice would be appreciated Thanks

11/12/2007, 06:39 AM	#4
silvers Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ga Posts: 356	All are pretty much the same as far as leaching metals into the water that depends more on the grandular size and how much flow you are pushing through it. If to much you grind the GFO releasing into the water coloum. At Two Part Solution they sell bulk GFO very cheap and it is the exact same as all the others as a matter of fact they will eaven let you know that all GFO comes from the same place in germany. __________________ Lord knows Im weak wont somebody get me off this reef-Sublime Current Tank Info: 120g

11/12/2007, 05:34 AM	#2
mxett Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Melbourne Australia Posts: 384	Either rowaphos or phosban will work well. I have used both with success.

11/12/2007, 08:11 AM	#5
AZDesertRat Moved On Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: NW Phoenix Posts: 16,621	None of the GFO or GFH (basically the same things, one is shipped dry and one is shipped wet) medias will leach metals. The aluminum based materials will though so stick with GFO or GFH.

11/12/2007, 09:50 AM	#6
vaporize Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Toronto, ON Canada Posts: 750	so GFO = (type 1, ship dry, phosban)? GFH = (type 2, ship wet, rowaphos) ? Is there any difference in effectiveness? I read several conflicting reports on them

11/12/2007, 12:02 PM	#7
AZDesertRat Moved On Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: NW Phoenix Posts: 16,621	Nothing significant. They have both been used in the drinking water industry for years as an arsenic remover and neither has proven to be any better than the other.