Hello & Phosphate Problem

[maddv]

Hi Guys - I am the new kid in marine aquarium. You guys are great and I am beginning to love this forum. Just converted my 72G Freshwater into salt. Hv AMiracle Wet/Dry Filter & Aquamedic Turboflotor Skimmer. Ended up using tap water - treated for chlorine etc with Nova something fluid. hv everything as per spec except phosphates at 2PPM. Been using CoralLife Phosphate remover last 3 days-still phosphate level seems to be the same.
Any tips?

 

[jm1212]

weekly water changes will help.

set up a refuguim on the back or side of the tank, and grow lots of macro algea in it. it will help keep algea in the main tank low, give extra natural biological filtration, provide somewhat of a food source for herbavorious fish, and the macro algea will eat away at the phosphates and nitrates.

 

[Mgamer20o0]

if you post this in the SW forum more people might be able to help you out.

 

[Fishieness]

macro algae will help, but you will most likley keep adding them if you are using tap water. get an RO unit and do your normal water changes, problem solved
ive found that phosban works a lot better than all those cheaper products also if you want to spend the money...

 

[cullyisgully]

can u post up some pic of your tank and pumps real just your pumps so i can see what your sat up looks like thank man if u can do that

 

[maddv]

Hi Guys thanks for taking time to give me some tips. I intend to buy an RO/DI unit very soon. But since I have got the setup with water I will now try to use your suggestions to see if they help bring the phosphate down. Else will change all the water once after I have purchased the RO/DI Unit

 

[Reefscape]

There is no need to change all water when you get an Ro unit..Just do 20% or 30% per week...Take it easy with the changes and that way it wont stress the inhabitants out...No need to rush the water swapping..

Niko

 

[maddv]

Jon
I quite didnt understand the refugium tank part. Can you pls explain how this is done - or would you have a picture or diagram to show how this is done. Mine is 72G Bow Front

 

[Reefscape]

Refugium's is used in a few ways....Either as a "hang on the back ( hob ) " type or a seperate area in the sump...

A refugium is an area that is used to cultivate copepods which will later be food for the tanks inhabitants. Its an isolated area out of the way of the fish and inverts. Both types of fuge are attached vis some kind of plumbing to the main display tank so a flow of water is acheived through it.

Fist image is a sump fuge and the second image is a hang on the back Fuge..

Niko