What do you use to lower phosphates

[tanks_kid1]

Have high phosphate and wondering what people use without buying new equipment

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[Ford625]

There's a couple of things you can do if you have a filter. You can buy either a phosphte sponge or phosphate pad and throw it in a filter for a couple of days. You'll have to remove it after 48 hours or it will leach phosphates back into the water. There's also water changes Do you know why you have high phosphates? Overfeeding?

 

[tanks_kid1]

Not sure probably over feeding

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[stingythingy45]

If you have a sump you could put some chaeto in there and put a light over it.

 

[Turbosnail]

Do you know were the phosphates are coming from? Are you using RO/DI water.

 

[Cjtabares]

What are your phosphates at?

 

[tanks_kid1]

0.43ppm and i use r/o di water and have cheato and a sump light

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[jamesdong009]

BRS GFO helps keep my phosphates down. Since I change out the carbon and GFO weekly, I just use the regular stuff, not the ROX8.

 

[Jocko]

If you are overfeeding, one thing you could do would be to not overfeed.

How old are the filters on your RO/DI? If they are over 6-9 months, you should check the TDS.