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Originally Posted by aimeereefer
I am seeing that algea control is going to be my main concern. I will be keeping a sharp eye. Fortunately for me I read this site obsessively. We'll see how things go. Thanks. Oh and if anyone still has any product suggestions I'd be very open to hear them. I found a product called phosPure made by Drs. Foster and Smith. Its a zeolite product that claims to reduce/eliminate phosphate, arsenic, silicate, heavy metals, and ammonia. Anyone have any experience with this?
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I use a very similar product called Phosar (by Warner Marine.) This is a granular ferrous oxide in which is either placed into a filter bag or into "phosphate reactor" (fancy name for more support equipment.) It can do a lot of good if you are dealing with phosphates which come from a variety of sources. Keep in mind that this stuff does absolutely nothing to reduce silicates.
If there was a miracle additive that was going to solve all of your issues, I would have mentioned it to you. I'm giving you advice based upon years and years of experience and even more wasted dollars. There are no products available that are going to make up for poor water quality; NONE!! There is an awful lot of crap out there that will separate you from your hard earned money and nothing more. If you don't start off with the best water available, you will forever be attempting the impossible; adding crap in a useless attempt to correct the issue.