Seachem PhosGuard Review
Submitted by AquariumsLife.com on January 2, 2010 – 10:22 amNo Comment
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DESCRIPTION PhosGuard is a high capacity and high efficiency filtration product for removing phosphates and silicates from marine or fresh water aquaria. PhosGuard has a working capacity to remove 20 to 60 mg/L phosphate in 100 gallons with a similar impact on silicates. It may be used continuously or intermittently, and will not release removed phosphate. PhosGuard will cause a decline in hair algae and enhance coral growth. Each liter treats up to 300 gallons. |
| REVIEW It does the job but I have the feeling that PhosGuard does not remove as much phosphate as some other competing products. I would not recommend using this product because it use aluminum oxides to remove the phosphate. It does work, but isn’t an ideal product for a reef tank. According to Advancedaquarist.com, it often leaves enough phosphate in the water for nuisance algae to remain a problem. The other issue is the presence of aluminum in the filter material. It has to be washed to remove the aluminum particles, but even if washed it can increase aluminum levels in a tank (and who wants that?). For more information about aluminium, have a look at Aluminum in the Reef Aquarium. |
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