Liquid Phosphate Remover Dosing Calculator

[Thor2j]

Where did calculator go??

 

[KnH]

This one works, you just have to do a little more import information for different products

https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx...315&ithint=file,xlsx&authkey=!ALP7piOmeg3A5R8

 

[Coolcasino]

Where did calculator go??

http://larryl.emailplus.org.user.fm/fish/dosing-instructions-phosphate-removers.html

 

[mikael_t]

Will the page come back online again?

 

[Snoopy 67]

Add to favorites.

 

[Jimbo327]

What happened to Larry's calculator? :anxious-face-with-sweat: It is gone!

 

[Coolcasino]

Opens just fine for me. Try a different browser. For some reason sometimes some browsers say theres something wrong with the certificate of the web page or something.

 

[Jimbo327]

Is everyone else able to get this page to work or is it down only for me?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I'm not a fan of using a calculator for this purpose to do anything except prevent a serious overdose, but it opens for me right now. :)

 

[topjimmy]

I wish we could have a standard solution for bulk but I understand that people might be using different concentrations.
I just wanted to run this by you all before I try it.
Using the Hannah 713ppm meter my phosphate is 2.06 ppm.
I made a solution of 500ml rodi to 5ml seaklear.
I then took 1000ml of tank water and added 1ml of the solution.
I left the container to settle for a few hours and measured phosphate at 1.88ppm
So I figure that 1ml of my solution will drop phosphate .05 or so ppm per 4 liters of aquarium water.

What do you think would be a safe dosage to start? I will drip it into the overflow, through a 1 micron sock, then it should travel to the skimmer section. I'm trying to avoid getting any unreacted lanthanum into the tank and also avoiding the precipitate.

This is for a 75 gallon tank with about 20 gallons for the sump, I figured around 80 gallons or less total volume.

 

[jstanford99]

I put together a calculator to help with dosing the right amount of some of the popular liquid phosphate removers that are based on lanthanum chloride (Blue Life™ Phosphate Rx™, Brightwell® Aquatics Phosphat-E, Two Little Fishies PhosBan®-L, and Acrylic Tank Manufacturing Agent Green™):

http://larryl.emailplus.org/fish/dosing-instructions-phosphate-removers.html

Hope you find it helpful.

So, I’m still kind of confused. I have a 90 gal. My current phosphate reading is .15
I want to get that to a safer lower level and want to be patient about it as I was told it is high but not dangerously so. What dose should I start with to safely and slowly bring it down to a tolerable level?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

So, I’m still kind of confused. I have a 90 gal. My current phosphate reading is .15
I want to get that to a safer lower level and want to be patient about it as I was told it is high but not dangerously so. What dose should I start with to safely and slowly bring it down to a tolerable level?

IMO, 0.15 ppm phosphate does not warrant efforts to lower it.

 

[GuppyHJD]

So, I’m still kind of confused. I have a 90 gal. My current phosphate reading is .15
I want to get that to a safer lower level and want to be patient about it as I was told it is high but not dangerously so. What dose should I start with to safely and slowly brinIg it down to a tolerable level?

if phosphates are .15, what are your nitrates at?
having phosphates too low seems to be a bigger problem unless you have a big algae issue. What does your tank look like?