A Lazy Man's Guide To Beating Phosphate

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0:00 Hello
0:35 The plan to beat the faff!

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@ReefDorkXtra Жыл бұрын

For those in the US, the IM Minimax reactor sounds very similar and is getting a lot of love in the comments!

@jamesmcfarlandiv3867 Жыл бұрын

If you want the cheapest way, a refugium setup right will destroy phosphates brother. I had to take mine offline because it bottomed out my phosphates 3x. I like the 5gal bucket fuge setup myself. Now if you want the lazy also cheap way just hookup microbacter 7 to your doser start off dosing daily then just dial it in from there. Also mb7 combined with biofuel will also wreck phosphates and corals seem to respond well to the combination also. Good luck Reef Dork I love your videos your sense of humor and outlook on reefing is great! Keep it up! I plan to start a channel and do some filming sometime in the near future so I can further do my part to help the hobby. Cheers Mate!

@scottoliphant8625 Жыл бұрын

Chummingham's Reef (which is has a massive collection of SPS) is/was running ~0.4-0.6 ppm, and Richard Ross has had upwards of 1 ppm if I'm not mistaken. I believe Dong Zou is running high phosphate as well. I think the days of

@casualreefkeeping Жыл бұрын

Glad I found this, phosphates are quite frustrating! I may have to startup a remover again. I've been hitting 0.5-0.6

@davechippendale8998 Жыл бұрын

What a smart reactor, may have to get one for my Phosban.

@spittys_reef1343 Жыл бұрын

Now begins my search to find a U.S. distributor of this TMC reactor. That thing is awesome!

@rolisreefranch Жыл бұрын

I used to run carbon and GFO, but now have have to dose NO3 and PO4 just keep levels detectible in a wall to wall SPS dominated system. Still, interesting to see how that fancy reactor of yours works. Didn't know it could be so easy. Thanks, ReefDork!

@theeastcoastreefer 2 ай бұрын

@reefdork I love this, thanks for the heads up. what video editing software are you using? you videos always look so slick

@ReefDork 2 ай бұрын

I was using PowerDirector at the time of this video - I've since switched to Wondershare Filmora which is quicker to use.

@islandreef5292 Жыл бұрын

got myself a innovative marine mini max reactor same design easy and awesome to use for my carbon

@learningreefer6673 Жыл бұрын

Love it mate 👍🏻

@richardjames8036 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Alex - perfect timing as I’m just looking at these following your recommendation in your last live stream. I’m presuming it’s easy to control the flow so the media tumbles? Currently using a torq reactor so can’t wait to get some space back.

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

It does still tumble, but the centre doesn't tumble as well as the outside.

@lakedistrict9450 8 ай бұрын

Great review thanks

@estonianreefer2851 Жыл бұрын

I change my rowaphos weekly,every Monday. I divide monthly average phosphate reduction amount and change small amount over weekly. Small and frequent change over will help to reduce alkalinity drop and with too fast phosphate reduction. By the way no reactor is needed ,just high flow area in filter media bag will do.

@christianlawson1278 Жыл бұрын

People often do this with deionising resin for RO units. Some run 2 x DI units and move the newest “spent” DI resin to the 2nd, chucking the “oldest” that was in the 2nd, once the TDS meter shows ppm numbers rising again. You keep the DI activity high with the fresh in the 1st and gain from still being able to use any remaining active DI resin in the latter resin unit (because there will always be some still higher up the column.

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

Yeah I do that with my di resin too

@LoneWolf-214 Жыл бұрын

Innovative marine looking at this video with their minimax pro series like... hold up.

@Nick-ACS Жыл бұрын

IM minimax is available in UK from Charterhouse, we used to distribute IM products in the UK some years back, loved the minimax reactors, shame they’ve been cloned by a cpl of companies now, innovation not imitation should be what propels companies forward in this hobby #smh 🥺

@c3dpo Жыл бұрын

I've just been chucking it in a bag and in the sump 😂 usually 0.03 and when it creeps up I switch it out 🤞

@nicwilliams00 Жыл бұрын

Another great video! 2 questions. |Should Rowa Phos tumble? I heard that it breaks up and escapes. Also where does the water exit the chamber? I hate those that water tumbles out of the top.

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

It's most effective when it tumbles gently in a reactor. This exits at the top of the enclosed section then properly exits at the bottom - it doesn't make a trickling noise...

@gageman18 6 ай бұрын

Can’t find that reactor can you post a link

@nimal_r Жыл бұрын

Or use PhosGuard maybe? No faffing with the tumbling and just one reactor needed. If you are worried about it leeching Aluminium, soak it in RODI for a week ( I change the water every couple of days), dry it out and use a tablespoon or two as needed. Lasts a lot longer for me compared to Rowa and seems much more gentler with bringing down Po4 (no drastic drop of phosphates)

@TwoScottishReefers Жыл бұрын

I think you'll probably find that your sps corals will grow slower or even start to die if you reduce your phosphates down to 0.03. They will he used to being in a higher phosphate tank. Me personally, I would be happy with 0.1. Not to high, not to low.

@ifger Жыл бұрын

well done!

@glenbarrow8573 Жыл бұрын

Any chance seeing the tmc 100 running with the rawphos in it. As thinking of getting some for myself. Kind regards

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

No plans to do a follow up video I'm afraid...

@alfredtolentino8614 4 ай бұрын

Can't find the reactor in the US. Is the Aqua Gadget Minimax Pro Media Reactor - Innovative Marine the same ?

@ReefDork 4 ай бұрын

Yeah that looks very similar to me

@MattHick1211 Жыл бұрын

To those struggling to get hold of these, TMC have discontinued and are supposedly releasing a DC version this month for a slightly higher price.

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

That's actually a shame - these were fine with ac and the Sicce pumps will run forever

@estonianreefer2851 Жыл бұрын

@reefdork Alex, are those small 300l hour pumps silent?

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

Definitely not silent, a little bit buzzy.

@prasathmurugan6008 Жыл бұрын

I don't run GFO anymore as everytime I run it, I have only lost corals due to stripping of nutrients

@ChristianBiggins Жыл бұрын

Genius!

@Sammy31Dee Жыл бұрын

I actually like this method....I hate changing my gfo in my brs reactor....it's not hard....just a 15 min job but still none the less not as easy as this quick change reactor ....

@bencameron4941 Жыл бұрын

How did you get on with these? They seem quite hard to get hold of. I am thinking of adding one as they look so easy and I maybe more inclined to changing out my rowa or even actually using rowa in the first place 😉

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

Yeah they're good - easiest change over I've had...

@bencameron4941 Жыл бұрын

@@ReefDork I just need to find one in stock. Does the media tumble or do you secure it with the sponges?

@hixyhicks 3 ай бұрын

I had one of these ,but the pump never seemed strong enough. Did i have too much gfo in it ?

@ReefDork 3 ай бұрын

If you pack it full, the GFO doesn't tumble but I still found it to be effective so I wouldn't worry personally as long as you can see water exiting at the top

@zippydoesit7690 Жыл бұрын

Nice little device. I will keep it in mind if my tank ever has a Phosphate issue. Last time I checked it was at .19, is that too high? I heard you can use Vodka to lower your PO4, get them fishes drunk - lol

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

You want below 0.1 really

@gregjones2858 Жыл бұрын

Which Hanna phosphate and nitrate checker would you advise?

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

See the first two links in the description

@gregjones2858 Жыл бұрын

@@ReefDork sorry, didn't see it.

@prasathmurugan6008 Жыл бұрын

I would suggest using Lanthanum chloride like a drop daily

@shelsmuck2599 Жыл бұрын

Amazing video as per usual mate! When’s the next stream???

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

Sunday 25th - see you there!

@shelsmuck2599 Жыл бұрын

@@ReefDork it’s a date 😉

@andrew5762 11 ай бұрын

Hi Alex , I see you’ve changed the tmc reactor to a Nyos which one do you prefer, and is one quieter 🤷🏻‍♂️would be great to do a vid 👍😃

@ReefDork 11 ай бұрын

Both a little buzzy, the Nyos is much better at its job though - tumbles the media much better

@andrew5762 11 ай бұрын

Top man keep it up 👍

@dvc1867 Жыл бұрын

Do you flush the rowaphos before adding it?

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

I rinse it, yeah.

@dvc1867 Жыл бұрын

@@ReefDork do you just pour rodi water over it or run it through the reactor with a pump?

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

@@dvc1867 I just run it under the tap for a few seconds - it's too much faff running it through a reactor

@daveledoux3535 Жыл бұрын

Want one

@themarineman Жыл бұрын

Thx, what’s the name of the products ? Link? Thx 🙏

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

TMC Reef Filter Nano 100

@themarineman Жыл бұрын

@@ReefDork 👍maybe addd a link in the description?

@TheCluelessReefer Жыл бұрын

Liking this idea, it still doesn't remove any underlying issues... as to why the levels are so high buy for management seems great. I'm no different BTW, still have .18+ and haven't determined the source yet. I have seen how forced water through the rowaphos is like night and day.

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

I feed heavy but that's a good thing in my opinion - I just need to deal with the effects!

@markneedham2287 7 ай бұрын

Is there an update vlog

@ReefDork 7 ай бұрын

Not as such, but check out my Reef Factory Smart Tester review. Since getting that, my nitrates are down significantly (0.9ppm as of today). I've since switched to a nyos torq reactor with nyos phosi-ex.

@peterbws Жыл бұрын

How much rowa do you put in one reactor a month Alex?

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

No set amount - i've started this time with a couple of table spoons and I'll test phosphate and see if I need to add more or less next month

@peterbws Жыл бұрын

@@ReefDork ok interesting, I’ve a reefer 350 and am using about 3 tables spoons a week, only way i seem to be able to keep p04 around the 0.1 mark

@gavinjames1739 Жыл бұрын

Have you moved your tank? Looks in a different place

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

Nope

@rudra7615 Жыл бұрын

You got me at "Lazy man"

@tonyallan7956 Жыл бұрын

Think you have increased the sales …. The 3 online shops I use, no longer have them in stock!! 😂

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

😅

@quransunnah96 Жыл бұрын

This is exactly what i need lol.

@lunes-1 Жыл бұрын

💂🇬🇧✅

@kbee7538 7 ай бұрын

People get obsessed with po4 if you not got algea and you got good coral colour and growth 0.3 down to 0.1 ppm is ok with a no3 of 15 to 20 ppm if it ant broke

@smokeandkippers Жыл бұрын

Phosphate remover X 2!?! What have you done with the real Alex? 🧐🧐

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

🤣

@marineworld6335 6 ай бұрын

You shouldn’t rinse under tap water as it will exhaust the fresh rowa as tap water is full of phosphate

@ReefDork 6 ай бұрын

A few ounces of water doesn't do any harm

@marineworld6335 6 ай бұрын

@@ReefDork I’m tight 😂

@bopeep7806 Жыл бұрын

These days most is reefers are dosing phosphate and nitrate lol

@JohnG-gu5wo Жыл бұрын

Quantum phosphate remover…

@darrenshore5853 Жыл бұрын

What your saving you are burning in Energy costs, along with price of unit and space it takes up. As your taking one out and fill up, Just do that in The first place with one. Very unnessary and actualy more work

@rudra7615 Жыл бұрын

This is a different topic though? If you look at it from the means of maximising your Rowaphos and to make swapping Rowaphos easy, this is a great approach. Now, energy costs is a seperate topic..and at a lower level the cost and space. This is my take...this hobby can either be a "spend" and enjoy one..or "spend", "enjoy" and "make some money to reinvest". If someone has premium corals and able to grow them well with nutrient controls, surely they can sell frags, and it goes back into the tank thus reducing costs..to me, this is the smart way to do this hobby. Not only are you making money to reinvest, you are helping the reefing community too. Also, c'mon..there is a reason why the dude is pumping out weekly videos, it ain't just as a diary..this is a side hustle too that funds his hobby as well!

@darrenshore5853 Жыл бұрын

@@rudra7615 but it's not smart, rowa is not that expensive, neither is dosing vodka or even Nopox. To go through that to get potentialy 20% based on hear say comments from owner umis silly. Go with 80 to 100 per month and replace. I do. Like this youtuber over most but to potentialy get another 20% and do all this is silly.

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

I agree - just one of these would be totally fine and would achieve 95% of what I want to achieve, the 2nd only really gives marginal gains.