Phosban Media

[Coral Commander]

I have a bit of a problem with algae so I was looking into a Phosban Reactor but I don't have the room nor do I really have the desire to spend the money on it along with the pump. I was wondering if I could perhaps buy the media, put it in a bag and float it in the sump? Anyone think this would be reasonably effective?

 

[KidJ57]

I placed a bag of Phosban in my cannister filter a while ago and my phosphates dropped to 0 within a few days, so ya, should help. The only thing would be maybe to keep it somewhere with a little more direct flow rather than just "floating" in your sump

 

[dcantucson]

You can use a media bag but you've got to place where the water flow is through it and not just around or over it.

 

[Coral Commander]

How often do you have to change the media, do you know?

 

[KidJ57]

I had mine in there for like a month and then I took it out and haven't needed it since

 

[dcantucson]

I think you change it about every 90 days.

 

[XxKnuckleheadxX]

depends on how heavy you feed etc. i change mine out every 60-90 days, the reactor is the beth method for the phosban but yes you can use a mesh bag.

 

[dcantucson]

These work well and are pretty inexpensive.

Two Little Fishies Phosban Reactor 150

 

[daugherty]

that is the reactor that i have and i use gfo from www.bulkreefsupply.com they also sell reactors there to

 

[beano]

rio pumps water through airline tubing into bottle with phosguard, mesh bag to stop from flowing media into tank, gravity drip into tank.

high flow.

 

[beano]

opps, forgot to mention eggcrate holster.

all in all about 25 dollars.