Carbon???
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autofreak44
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what kind of filter do you have
reefkprz
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carbon isn't used as a supplement, carbon is used on tanks to absorb organic and other chemical compounds. in a reef system it can remove both beneficial and detrimental things. some people never run carbon, some run it 24/7 I personally run it once a month for one week before a large water change. there are a couple different ways to run it. you can use carbon granules in a HOB filter, or in a bag in a high flow area of the tank, or if you have a sump you can run it in a media beg under the drop down or before the return, about the only wrong way to run it would be to dump it into the tank and leave it.
aztec reef
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it does help but imo is not needed. people usually they run carbon in their hob filters. but you only want to runt it no more than a week a month.
after that it will start leaching out and letting go of the detrius/nitrates,phosphates,back in to the tank..
after that it will start leaching out and letting go of the detrius/nitrates,phosphates,back in to the tank..
autofreak44
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didnt know that aztec, thanks ***)
chadman
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Originally Posted by Aztec Reef
it does help but imo is not needed. people usually they run carbon in their hob filters. but you only want to runt it no more than a week a month.
after that it will start leaching out and letting go of the detrius/nitrates,phosphates,back in to the tank..
actually my friend carbon is excellent to run all the time...i have been running it ever second of every day for a year and a half...you just can't be lazy and leave the same carbon in your filter for months on end...i change my carbon often...carbon is one of the best things to keep your tank clean....
it does help but imo is not needed. people usually they run carbon in their hob filters. but you only want to runt it no more than a week a month.
after that it will start leaching out and letting go of the detrius/nitrates,phosphates,back in to the tank..
actually my friend carbon is excellent to run all the time...i have been running it ever second of every day for a year and a half...you just can't be lazy and leave the same carbon in your filter for months on end...i change my carbon often...carbon is one of the best things to keep your tank clean....
aztec reef
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Originally Posted by chadman
actually my friend carbon is excellent to run all the time...i have been running it ever second of every day for a year and a half...you just can't be lazy and leave the same carbon in your filter for months on end...i change my carbon often...carbon is one of the best things to keep your tank clean....
it's nice to run carbon for extra filtration, but if you have a kick ass skimmer,lr & ls there's no need to run carbon 24/7. btw how's your nitrates? do you also run a skimmer/sump/fuge? ***)
actually my friend carbon is excellent to run all the time...i have been running it ever second of every day for a year and a half...you just can't be lazy and leave the same carbon in your filter for months on end...i change my carbon often...carbon is one of the best things to keep your tank clean....
it's nice to run carbon for extra filtration, but if you have a kick ass skimmer,lr & ls there's no need to run carbon 24/7. btw how's your nitrates? do you also run a skimmer/sump/fuge? ***)
aztec reef
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you must have an low bioload or don't feed often .how often do you clean the carbon?
autofreak44
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kevin, as you can see its realy a matter of opinion. i choose to run carbon, but then again im not an expert. i would say yes because you realy cant go wrong, but like chadman said, keep up on the changes
aztec reef
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i doubt that you can keep 0 nitrates with a hob filter and that many fish, on a 29g tank..(i'm not saying impossible) but if it woks for you that's cool.can you share the brand of that magic carbon?