phosphates are off the chart HELP

Ace's Reef · 10-09-2004, 06:36 PM

This is a new setup and i unfortunatly used tap water for my initial fill how do i lower phosphates.

is there any other way than a 100% {its a 75 gallon tank}water change to get rid of the high phosphates and also what is best to use ro or distilled water. Thanks

yousuredo · 10-09-2004, 06:37 PM

ro/di all the way.......is one of the best investment's i have made concerning this hobby

yousuredo · 10-09-2004, 06:39 PM

if it is a new set up then do you have lr/ls in it alreadt if so do you have a rubbermaid or trash can you can fill with good water and place rock/sand in then empty your tank and fill it with good water..........just an opption?

jdbassin · 10-09-2004, 06:42 PM

I agree ro/di is better than distilled water. You don't really know how distilled the water actually is. But a good ro/di set up will give you unbelievable clean water. How to lower it.???? Waterchanges using ro/di water and maybe adding phosban to your system/filter for a while

jd

Geoff · 10-09-2004, 11:35 PM

if there is nothing in the tank but LR then just do a 100% water change. i have done one not to long ago with a full tank of SPS corals. as long as the water parameters are as close to the old water you will be fine. the biggest being S.G. and temp.

G~

bgi · 10-10-2004, 08:36 AM

Tap water? No way... Drain and refill with RO/DI as soon as practical. The longer the icky tap water is in there, the more it will pollute the LR. The contaminants will seep out of the LR over time, so it will be some time before you have high water quality. The sooner the better.

Ace's Reef · 10-10-2004, 08:41 AM

thanks for all the help how do you hook up a ro/di system does it hook up to the sink or what iv heard that they make a certain gallones per day but where does it hold it

bgi · 10-10-2004, 09:26 AM

Sink connection is possible. You can connect them to pretty much any water source. You need high pressure and a way to drain off the waste water. Some come with small pressurized holding containers. Others, you just run the output line to your container of your choosing. If you want to get fancy, you can rig an auto-shutoff system to a float switch, etc.

phosphates are off the chart HELP

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