mastershake
Aquarium Advice Activist
Hi all, i was just wondering, what is a good way of getting phosphates down and keeping them down, right now i am forced to always use tap water, since its free, and i have a feeling thats the source, without a test kit though i cant be sure, but i will be getting one soon, and when i do if that tests high plus my tank, what are some things to do to keep the phosphates down, any chemicals or anything like that?
Also, i have a aquaclear 50 being used as my return from my sump, i was wondering, could i take the two 301s out of the main and put them in the sump as returns as well, i want the flow but they look terrible, and if i could set them up down there and its work, i cant see why i wouldnt do it,i think they would be able to get the water up there, but it will be slow coming out, which ive read is better to have high flow but low velocity, so any ideas on this working, or will all three drain the sump too fast for the overflow, i think the overflow is like 600 gph, but im not sure, its a standard regular overflow i guess, i dont know how to determine the gph of one
Also, i have a aquaclear 50 being used as my return from my sump, i was wondering, could i take the two 301s out of the main and put them in the sump as returns as well, i want the flow but they look terrible, and if i could set them up down there and its work, i cant see why i wouldnt do it,i think they would be able to get the water up there, but it will be slow coming out, which ive read is better to have high flow but low velocity, so any ideas on this working, or will all three drain the sump too fast for the overflow, i think the overflow is like 600 gph, but im not sure, its a standard regular overflow i guess, i dont know how to determine the gph of one