Phosphate problem

[leon1972]

Hey guys. I have been using tap water and just started doing daily ten percent water changes. Is there a way for me to get rid of te phosphates at least while I work on bringing everything else down? I heard of this product phos lock but I ont know if I should use it or not?

 

[BL1]

Water changes, phosban reactor or GFO reactor are the best ways to get rid of it. If you use the phos lock, you'll have to find a way to get the water to run through it.

 

[leon1972]

Is a phosphate reactor really that necessary? Is it possible the clean RODI water and new chaeto I bought will take care of that? I was running tap till yesterday. Now I'm doing 10 percent water changes daily and I bought chaeto Tuesday so I'm hoping within a month my water will clean up

 

[Northstar24]

A phosban or GFO reactor are the most efficient way to remove phosphates from a system (along with water changes)

You can also reduce the amount of flake and pellet food that you are feeding