Aquarium Industry News & Education
GFO - Grandular Feric Oxide - Do I Need It?
High phosphate levels are a
recipe for disaster in saltwater aquariums. It is a nutrient for
nuisance algae and also hampers the formation of calcium skeleton in
corals. There are several different methods for dealing
with phosphate levels but one they I like is using granulated ferric
oxide (or GFO) in a media reactor. GFO is best used with a media reactor
for several reasons.
First, it is a very fine media and would easily escape from any bag you put it in.Second, it clumps toget
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Jun 26, 2019