| I guess I'm kind of an OFR, lots more O and maybe F than R, but...
In the "old" days, Kent Phosphate sponge was about the best we had, as I remember. I've recently tried the Phosban in a fluidized bed to try to get a handle on some of this hair algae I imported to my tank with a couple of anemones and corals. If you remember, the first trial was a real mess. The entire tank went orange. Too much flow! Now, with a mini-jet 404 doing the pumping, no problems. Things are starting to look a bit better, but the hair algae still hasn't started to go away yet. Might need a bit more in the reactor. The green micro algae on the glass is getting thinner, and easier to remove though, so I think it's starting to work. I guess I'll have to experiment with how much I put in the FBR and a bit more flow. I wouldn't want to run this stuff full time, as it IS hecka pricey, but if that's what I have to do for a while, then that's what I'll do. Two Little Fishies just came out with a phosban reactor for this stuff. Looks pretty well built. Might end up getting one. The ones I've seen run in the $40.00 range. |