ceastman Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Curious if phosguard could increase water clarity? I put phosguard into my sump last night and this morning as my lights started coming on my blasto started receding a lot, I moved it from where it has been for months now (upper part of the tank) to lower near the sandbed and it seems to be recovering. I haven't noticed anything else reacting, just thought it was really strange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Phosguard is designed for rapid Phosphate reduction. I don't think it would have any effect on the clarity of the water directly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceastman Posted January 15, 2016 Author Share Posted January 15, 2016 or could a colony of dying palys that I moved closer to the blasto cause it to recede? Can clownfish tell if a colony of palys is dieing? I had the colony near my clownfish and the female clownfish kept knocking it down into the sandbed.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 My guess is the Phosguard dropped your phosphates too fast and ticked off your blastos. The observed recovery when moving it lower may have just been a coincidence as by then, it probably adjusted to the change in phosphate levels. That or typically when a coral is stressed, they can become sensitive to higher light so you moving them down helped them cope. My clownfish will try to remove anything placed near their "spot". I don't think they are doing it because something may be dying. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Dying palys can for sure. Not sure about why the clown would be knocking them over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neon Reefer Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Did you rinse the Phosgaurd well and place it in a fine mesh bag. You would;d not want either the dust or entire product loose in your tank. That would cause retraction by LPS and Zoas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Stressed LPS is almost a 100% sign of dropping PO4 too quickly. Wall hammers and frogspawns are the worst in my experience but just about all LPS will react if you reduce too quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceastman Posted January 15, 2016 Author Share Posted January 15, 2016 neon reefer - yep rinsed in rodi water and placed in a fine mesh bag, jestep - so how to reduce slowly? hanna checker said it was .03 yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 neon reefer - yep rinsed in rodi water and placed in a fine mesh bag, jestep - so how to reduce slowly? hanna checker said it was .03 yesterday. I typically use normal strength GFO so not sure how the efficiency compares, but just starting out, I would go with half of the recommended amount at the very most. For GFO, 1 Tbsp per 10 gallons is usually a safe starting point, and ramp up to about 1 Tbsp per 5 gallons over the course of 1 - 2 months if needed. All coral need PO4 to grow, so you don't want to strip it all out of the water anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neon Reefer Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 neon reefer - yep rinsed in rodi water and placed in a fine mesh bag, jestep - so how to reduce slowly? hanna checker said it was .03 yesterday. At 0.03 ppm I would not be trying to lower it anymore. That seems to be in in accepted range for stony corals. Some try for <0.02 ppm but many reefers claim it is too low. I fall into that camp where 0.02 -0.04 is the best range for most all corals except maybe some of the most difficult SPS. But to answer your original question Can Phosguard help with water clarity. I would think no and say that Purigen may act more of a water clarifier as would carbon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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