RO/DI means no more Carbon and Phosphate Remover, Right?

Discussion in 'Water Chemistry' started by BigFishy, Jan 12, 2011.

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    BigFishy

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    Now that I have a RO/DI unit and doing 5 gallon water changes with good water per-day, do I still need to run

    1. Carbon
    2. Phosphate/Silicate Remover

    I was planning on running both once a month for five days just to be safe.

    Note: Tank size is 70 gallons with a 20 gallon sump
    Thanks!
     
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    Actually that is wrong.

    People still use carbon and phosphate remover even though they use RO/DI water.Fish still poop and fishfood still can add to phosphate levels.I still run carbon two days a month to keep the tank smelling fresh.Consider a refugium with macro-algae or algae scrubber if you are looking to reduce phosphate and nitrates naturally.
     
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    depends on many things? bio load, inhabitants, efficiency of skimmer, how much and what kind of food is fed, types of corals kept.Thats a lot of water changes and somehow I think 130% a month is overkill and may do more harm than good
     
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    I plan on doing 10% per week once I get all the tap water out of my tank. I just got my RO/DI unit yesterday. I'd like to do one big water change, but I live in an apartment and don't have access to store 50 gallons of water. Maybe I could use my tub ... joking

    Carbon I'll keep running 1 week (maybe 5 days) per month

    As for phosphate/silicate remover ... I have macro-algae already in my sump. So, I'll run phosphate/silicate remover the same time I run carbon ... One week a month.

    Sound good?
     
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    If you do, do a large water change, it's extremely important that all of your water parameters match when you so it ie. salinity, temp, and pH.
     
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