Running carbon

[sh2000]

I have afew simple questions about running carbon.
1-Is Chemi-Pure a good carbon product and how long does it last
2-How many bags of this should I put in the sump for a 120 I have a wet/dry
3-Should I use both black magic filter floss in the wet/dry and use the chemi-pure in the sump or one or the other ?
4-I have 5 leathers out of my 54 corals in my 120 Is carbon a necessity ?
Thanks

 

[morayeels]

you should run carbon in our sump. Carbon removes staining and oders from your water.

 

[morayeels]

A good carbon to run if you can find it is made by Aquarium Pharmiceuticals.

 

[sh2000]

how long does it last for before it needs to be replaced I think for a 120 you need about 4 bags of chemi-pure at $8 a bag that gets expensive for me anyways to cut costs?

 

[nycbob]

i run my carbon for 2 weeks a month. after that, wait 2 weeks, and run it again with new one.

 

[sh2000]

whatst he most cost efficient way to run carbon ? the only way I know is buying chemi-pure for $8 a bag and I need 3 bags for the 120...so thats $24 a month.

 

[nycbob]

with enough live rocks, u dont even need to run carbon. i run it only to clear things up at time.

 

[sh2000]

I was only worried about since i had leathers and they shoot som toxins in the water if it would kill any surrounding corals... I have 175 lb of LR in the DT and 20 LB in the wet/dry..evrything is crytal clear w/o carbon.

 

[nycbob]

what kind of leather is it?

 

[sh2000]

magenta leather toadstool leather fiji toadstool and leather toadstool and leather tree...the only one who shoots out toxins is the leather toadstool the pink and yellow and tree are cool.

 

[nycbob]

most leathers r ok. the one u listed arent bad at all.

 

[sh2000]

what would be bad ?

 

[nereef]

someone on here was saying that chemi-pure is to be used in fw. chemi-pure even took the saltwater label off their product. this was becuase it was carbon + a DI exchange resin that was exhuasted in a few minutes in saltwater. can anybody clarify?

 

[sh2000]

anyways im not using carbon, what leathers would be dangerous ?

 

[nycbob]

cabbage leather.

 

[sh2000]

thanks

 

[nordy]

I have a canister filter that I use w/carbon in a canister to clear up water when needed. It works pretty well at pulling stuff out of the water and my skimmer doesn't produce nearly as much when the carbon is working. Run it for a few days then go back to paper filters.

 

[sh2000]

im not running carbon. ty