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01/12/2021, 09:15 AM | #1 |
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Ok. I know people say GFO is GFO. But I have to tell you the last month or so I've been battling phosphates. I ordered a few bags of GFO not the HC from an online retailer. My levels would not go down. I was changing the GFO weekly. Last night I received my order of Rowaphos. Well let me tell you. Overnight my phosphates went from .1 to .03. I'm a firm believer in Rowaphos and will no longer use anything else.
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01/12/2021, 09:50 AM | #2 |
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How do you know the other GFO didn't remove a lot of the PO4 that was tied up in biofilms, sponges, rock and sand? The tests we can do only show what's left over after everyhting messes with it.
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01/12/2021, 09:55 AM | #3 | |
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Because I test regularly. My PO4 has been religiously around .05 I started feeding a little heavier and my PO4 was going up. I tried for three weeks to get them back down changing out the GFO every week levels would not drop. I added the rowa last night and dropped. The GFO was either no good or Rowa is great stuff. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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01/14/2021, 10:13 AM | #5 | |
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I'm not going to argue with you about this. I've been in the hobby a long time and have been using GFO for a long time. I know what my test results show me. Rowaphos will be the only phosphate remover I will use going forward. I suggest everyone struggling with phosphates to give it a try and post your results. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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