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Old 09-02-2006, 02:40 PM   #1
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Does anyone have any experience with salifert's phosphate eliminator? What is the best phosphate sponge or eliminator available?
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Old 09-02-2006, 02:42 PM   #2
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Phosban IMO, there is one more that is ok....i forget what it is......all of the rest leach it right back out into your water. I havent heard of saliferts however......
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Old 09-02-2006, 02:53 PM   #3
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Rowaphos or Eco phos?
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Old 09-02-2006, 02:57 PM   #4
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Im thinking maybe Kent phosphate sponge.....but dont hold me to that.........someone will pipe in who knows for sure.....
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I use phos-guarg in a kent phos-reactor
I have not seen salifert
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Old 09-02-2006, 03:01 PM   #6
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phosguard........i think thats the other one........ : )
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Old 09-03-2006, 06:32 PM   #7
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Phosban all of the rest leach it right back out into your water. ....
That's not true Rowa doesn't either!
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Old 09-03-2006, 10:45 PM   #8
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Rowa phos, hands down. Expensive but worth it

Put it in a phosban reactor and its even better
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What I have read is Rowa being one of the best, I have never used it. Just read about it.
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I had a bad hair algae problem. I bought a phosban reactor and Rowa. 18 hrs later the hair algae was gone
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Rowa-phos hands down...
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