Chemi-pure Elite or Phosban Reactor with media?

[Iplantz]

I have been using Chemi Pure Elite and I'm not seeing stupendous results. Should I go the extra bit and buy a Phosban reactor and added one of the several medias out there? If so what media do you recommend. I want corals soon before I run out of my dwindling Christmas money. I have a CUC, but there dumb and don't take care of my rocks well, just the sand. I need a good way to destroy the diatoms all over my glass and rocks for good!

[ErikH]

Diatomatic algae blooms are normal in new tanks. If this is not a new tank, there must be a source of silicates in the tank. Is your sand aragonite? I assume you are having a cyano outbreak? I used blue vet red slime control with great results. I mixed it well in a cup of sw first, and running your skimmer is impossible during treatment. A Phosban works great, the directions tell you to remove it after 4 days. By then, if you dose correctly, you should be at 0 Phosphates. I just use a filter sock and place it in my sump above the return. You could however run a reactor with some ROWAphos, and some carbon, but to me, that's more work than I want. You would need to pull and change your media often. If you are buying water, test it before you add salt. You may just be dumping phosphates into your tank.

[glennr1978]

phosban reactor w/ GFO and ROX carbon works wonders for me. A good skimmer isn't a bad idea either.

[Iplantz]

I have an Aqua C Remora, and I use water from River City. I don't have a cyano outbreak either just the others.