fish freak2012
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we have a 265 gallon reef and we would like to add activated carbon to our filtration. has anyone else ever used this in there reef. if so how and how much?
thanks
~Dex
thanks
~Dex
How to use activated carbon in a reef tank?
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btldreef
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Originally Posted by Fish Freak2012
http:///forum/post/3284234
we have a 265 gallon reef and we would like to add activated carbon to our filtration. has anyone else ever used this in there reef. if so how and how much?
thanks
~Dex
Perfectly safe for a reef, and IMO, I recommend it.
It depends on what brand you are you to use.
I use ChemiPure Elite, always have.
I used to just keep a bag that was sized properly for our tank (instructions will tell you how much to add) in a high flow section of the sump.
I now keep it in a reactor.
http:///forum/post/3284234
we have a 265 gallon reef and we would like to add activated carbon to our filtration. has anyone else ever used this in there reef. if so how and how much?
thanks
~Dex
Perfectly safe for a reef, and IMO, I recommend it.
It depends on what brand you are you to use.
I use ChemiPure Elite, always have.
I used to just keep a bag that was sized properly for our tank (instructions will tell you how much to add) in a high flow section of the sump.
I now keep it in a reactor.
fish freak2012
Member
i put 16 tablespoons in nylon pantyhose and put it in the area where water flows into the sump.
fish freak2012
Member
i put it were the water enters the sump, and the nylon keeps trapping air and expanding like a balloon. this makes the water run over it. 
i dont know how to stop this.i may have to rethink my idea. i put a piece of egg crate in the nylon to keep it spread our kinda like the carbon filter cartridges. this isnt working like i imagined. well i guess its back to the drawing board.
i dont know how to stop this.i may have to rethink my idea. i put a piece of egg crate in the nylon to keep it spread our kinda like the carbon filter cartridges. this isnt working like i imagined. well i guess its back to the drawing board.
acrylic51
Active Member
Originally Posted by davmul
http:///forum/post/3284359
I built a really easy "reactor" out of pvc, very simmilar to the magnavore simplicity reactor. The carbon sits in a filter bag within the cahmber; small powerhead forces water through the bottom and out the top.
http:///forum/post/3284359
I built a really easy "reactor" out of pvc, very simmilar to the magnavore simplicity reactor. The carbon sits in a filter bag within the cahmber; small powerhead forces water through the bottom and out the top.
btldreef
Moderator
Originally Posted by acrylic51
http:///forum/post/3286035
Why not just purchase a Phosban reactor and run carbon in it that way? They are cheap and the carbon would be used effectively as well......
Originally Posted by Scott T
http:///forum/post/3286074
would you run the carbon in the Phosban all the time or only as needed?? Like every few days for a few hours??
This is what I do and I run it constantly. My water has never been so clear. I never really had an issue with nitrates, and have always ran Carbon (Chemi Pure Elite just in a high flow spot of the sump) and there is no comparison to how much better it works through the reactor.
http:///forum/post/3286035
Why not just purchase a Phosban reactor and run carbon in it that way? They are cheap and the carbon would be used effectively as well......
Originally Posted by Scott T
http:///forum/post/3286074
would you run the carbon in the Phosban all the time or only as needed?? Like every few days for a few hours??
This is what I do and I run it constantly. My water has never been so clear. I never really had an issue with nitrates, and have always ran Carbon (Chemi Pure Elite just in a high flow spot of the sump) and there is no comparison to how much better it works through the reactor.