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My Tank Thread
I've started dosing lanthanum chloride to reduce PO4, and as it turns out, I seem to be dealing with PO4 leaching out of the rocks, etc. which means I'm in for a longer term battle here than I originally expected. The LaCl3 is working well in dealing with the PO4, but I had seen a comment in another thread about it having an affect on alk, and I was wondering what other impacts I'm likely to experience as I do this.
Additional relevant info: The form of LaCl I'm dosing is Phosphate Rx. I don't have many corals in the system at present and all livestock seems fine so far. I just want to be sure I'm watching the things I should be watching. My dose is based on the directions. My PO4 this morning was .7, so I dosed about 18 drops (enough to reduce a little more than .5 PO4 in my 50g tank).
Additional relevant info: The form of LaCl I'm dosing is Phosphate Rx. I don't have many corals in the system at present and all livestock seems fine so far. I just want to be sure I'm watching the things I should be watching. My dose is based on the directions. My PO4 this morning was .7, so I dosed about 18 drops (enough to reduce a little more than .5 PO4 in my 50g tank).