Hi,
There is a talk among reefers here that overzealous usage of rowaphos can also contribute to sps' to stn.
How true is this ?
Why is that ? Reducing the phospate too quickly is detrimental to the sps'?
TamarindThai had a bad experience with Rowaphos killing many of his SPS.
I've read that it can cause alkalinity dips and also that the too rapid stripping out of phosphate can be too much of a shock to SPS. So the advice is to go very slow with it and build up gradually. I don't use it, myself.
Who and the heck was that Mojoreef guy?Yes rapid reduction in P can hurt any coral/clam/algae in your tank. But from investigating this problem it seems to be more of a chemistry issue. The use of a oversized dose of any P remover ends up creating a sudden overnight decrease in your PH. It usually recovers by morning but the effect has been shown to have lasting effects that can get the ball rolling to where total decline is going to happen. As with all things reef, its better to slowing ween your system into new things
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