lanthanum chloride

Hey everyone I really need some advice lowering extremely high phosphates. Here’s a bit of a backstory (sorry for the long read) My new build is relatively new just a few months. It’s a 125 gallon AIO DIY system , the rock work was recycled from my old 75 gal but it was bleached and then...

I previously dosed lanthanum chloride (Phosphate Rx) into a 10 micron sock without issue. Two days ago I administered a half dose into my overflow which subsequently filtered by a 200 micron RedSea Reefmat. The next morning I woke up and found my Yellow Tang laying on its side on the sandbed...

I’ve recently started dosing very, very small amounts of Phosphate RX LC (about 6-12 drops into a 165g system per day) directly into a 1micron filter sock. However, I’m getting cloudy water. Is the cloudy water suppose to leach out while the harmful precipitated particles are kept in the sock...

I’ve been using a Sulfur Denitrator; and a DIY Lanthanum Chloride dosing pump into a reactor with pleated filters. Finally getting good control and stability on Phosphate and Nitrate has been a game changer. Polyp extension is amazing and some monti/lepto skeletons are even regrowing. My...

I see a trend towards people using lanthanum products to control PO4 these days, however I had a bad experience the one time I tried using Phosphate-E, and never could get a refugium dialed in... So I have stuck to old-school GFO in a reactor... What methods are you currently employing to...

Do 10 micron filter socks filter lanthanum chloride precipitate well? Or does a 5 micron filter sock actually do a noticeably better job? Anyone has experience with both? Is the 5 micron sock harder to clean? (talking in terms of dislodging the precipitate for future use with lanthanum...

Good afternoon. Question: Is there a rough ratio I can use to dose alkalinity at the same time as I dose Lanthanum? Why? I have an Apex with BRS dosers and intend to inject LC into the skimmer as needed to control Phosphates. I've experimented with it and it seems to work. But yes...the...

Hello, Been dosing daily LC for several months now. Not using any other Phosphate remover except water changes.(water changes never seem to lower my phosphates). 400GAL mixed reef. Lots of acros . Phosphates where 1.0 and now 0.04 . The method I use is this: 30mls/day dosed over 24 hours...

Hello, just wanted to share a helpful tip I learned about dosing lanthanum chloride into the skimmer cup. If you don’t care to read the rest of the post here is what I have learned: Do not dose/drip into the top of the cup. Installing extra tubing to dose further down in the skimmer body is...

Hi folks, So I have been dosing Lanthanum from ATM agent green. At first I was dosing 2 mls per day, now I am up to 12 mls per day, to maintain phosophates where I want them. I think it is throwing my alk out of whack too. Has anyone else experienced this and what did you do to rectify the...

I was wondering if this would work. I have an ATO and 20 gallon top off tank.The main tank and sump are 119 gallons. I was thinking of putting some po4 Rx into the 20 gallon top off tank so it would go in at a more even rate. Any advice?

I have 220 gallon main tank + 60g tank & 80g sump all connected for total of ~350g system, mostly fish. I have probably 30 fish between 2 tanks, small number of corals. I never had any nuisance algae problems until I added 4xT5's to my Orbit Pro Marine LEDs and GHA seemed to sprout like weeds...

Is Lanthanum Chloride the same as Lanthanum Chloride heptahydrate? I have found a chemical called Phos-Out but not Sea-Klear which is what people usually use. (from what I can tell a heptahydrate is a particle that contains seven molecules of water, so sounds ok to me but I am no chemist)

Hey all, I recently stumbled across threads with people saying they use lanthanum chloride to lower phosphate. Upon further research i'd like to try it out, GFO is expensive and it's extra maintenance that I'm looking to get rid of. 1) Products like Phosphate RX or Phosphate E (Brightwell)...

Within past 3 months I’ve had issues with GHA. It’s gone progressively worse since I added T5 to my LED. T5’s only run at peak 3 hrs. Ive shut them off since and have reduced LED intensity (Marine Orbit Pro) but GHA has been slowly spreading. It’s not huge but definitely annoying. I have hermits...

I would like to seek help in finding the best method to remove excessive PO4 or to expedite the leeching process. I'm scared my acros will die or fear my anemones will suffer and possibly die. Any help would be appreciated. :( I'm not sure how long this process will take since it's man-made...