Well I looking for a DIY method to dose iron for my scrubber. The only thing I could come up with is leaving some small piece of iron to rust way in the sump... What do you think?
Well I looking for a DIY method to dose iron for my scrubber. The only thing I could come up with is leaving some small piece of iron to rust way in the sump... What do you think?
you can buy iron suplement pills at your local drug store most of them are reef safe and i know fore a fact that the brand (CVS) and the brand (FERGON) are safe as i have been using them for over a year. the proper way to use them is to disolve a tablet in ro water and let the fillers settle to the bottom then dose the clear liquid but i have been using the whole tabs for 6 months without issue
Some people have put iron nails in the sump. I can't recommend it though, never tried it.
How much do I dose? When did you start using the tabs? Do you know what fillers they use?Originally Posted by new2scrub
Do you know who? Or posts of them attempting this? I am looking for a household source of iron.Originally Posted by SantaMonica
As it happens, I just did this today.
Just one small nail to begin with. I'll let you know what happens.
Originally Posted by Rumpy Pumpy
Just went & had a look. It's only been 4 or 5 hours and it's already visibly rusty
[quote=Rumpy Pumpy][/quote:30ckmv0o]Originally Posted by "Rumpy Pumpy":30ckmv0o
Nice! Where in your sump did you put it? I wonder if iron nails have other metals in it...? This would be a nice way to keep your iron levels up without doing much work. I wonder how fast it will break down.
Thanks! please do keep us updated thanks again!!!
Originally Posted by srusso
Right next to the return pump.
I don't think it's pure iron. I think it's mild steel but Google suggests that steel alloys don't contain copper, which is the biggest concern.
I don't have an iron test kit. Maybe I'll get one from Ebay and monitor the levels.
I'd have to look it up, but I've seen pics of people with planted tanks where they run a canister filter and dozens of nails just placed in the filter canister between a couple pieces of media. I think just about any standard nail will do and I wouldn't place it too close to the pump intake, just in the water flow path is fine.
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