Toxic Carbon
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asharp13
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yes i the first batched was rinsed by my LFS and then by me, the second batch rinsed by me, and the chemi-pure was rinsed relly well by me. all of which almost destroyed my tank. i dont know if its the carbon, something in my tank, or god knows any combination of the hundreds of elements that go into reefkeeping
geoj
Active Member
Originally Posted by asharp13
http:///forum/post/3162105
yes i the first batched was rinsed by my LFS and then by me, the second batch rinsed by me, and the chemi-pure was rinsed relly well by me. all of which almost destroyed my tank. i dont know if its the carbon, something in my tank, or god knows any combination of the hundreds of elements that go into reefkeeping
I may be way wrong.
I know that you think it was the carbon, but just humor me and assume that the carbon and chemi-pure had nothing to do with the fish looking bad. That when you took the first PH test you made error.
http:///forum/post/3162105
yes i the first batched was rinsed by my LFS and then by me, the second batch rinsed by me, and the chemi-pure was rinsed relly well by me. all of which almost destroyed my tank. i dont know if its the carbon, something in my tank, or god knows any combination of the hundreds of elements that go into reefkeeping
I may be way wrong.
I know that you think it was the carbon, but just humor me and assume that the carbon and chemi-pure had nothing to do with the fish looking bad. That when you took the first PH test you made error.
asharp13
Member
you could be right about my pH test kiy being off. i however am unconvinced. when starting my tank about 7-8mos ago, i had lots of problems getting my pH to stabilize and was constantly testing at home and then bringing it into my LFS who had the same conclsuions as i found. also, i when i get a low reading, add buffer, wait an hour or so for it to circulate, test again, the level comes back up to 8.2. i will double check by having my LFS and myself test it tom.
asharp13
Member
the weeks breakdown:
DAY 1
-added carbon in morning
- fish slugish, carbon smelling like toxic chemicals (wd-40 and tires), carbon removed.
DAY 2
-Water change
DAY 3
-new bag of carbon added
-same symptoms as day one, carbon removed
DAY 4
-water change
DAY 5
-chemi-pure added
-fish on their sides barely breathing,
-chemi-pure removed
DAY 6
-fish recovered
-water change
DAY 1
-added carbon in morning
- fish slugish, carbon smelling like toxic chemicals (wd-40 and tires), carbon removed.
DAY 2
-Water change
DAY 3
-new bag of carbon added
-same symptoms as day one, carbon removed
DAY 4
-water change
DAY 5
-chemi-pure added
-fish on their sides barely breathing,
-chemi-pure removed
DAY 6
-fish recovered
-water change
asharp13
Member
here are my concerns as of now:
1st i am done with carbon as of now. it has obviuosly been haveing a negative affect on my tank.
2nd what could be the casue of the carbon smelling like toxic chemicals, seriously it is undescribeable. (like hair spray/wd-40/and a tire factory)
3rd why has carbon worked for me in the past and now it is causing such problems? what could have possibly changed in my tank?
1st i am done with carbon as of now. it has obviuosly been haveing a negative affect on my tank.
2nd what could be the casue of the carbon smelling like toxic chemicals, seriously it is undescribeable. (like hair spray/wd-40/and a tire factory)
3rd why has carbon worked for me in the past and now it is causing such problems? what could have possibly changed in my tank?
cranberry
Active Member
Did you say what brand of carbon you were using?
Chemi pure would not have ill effects on your tank. It's a high quality product.
A pH of 7.8 would not hurt/stress your fish unless it was a sudden drop. What is causing your pH to be at that value could indeed hurt them, like high CO2, high organics supressing it etc etc.
Originally Posted by Flower
http:///forum/post/3160981
It is only good for 1 month.
Carbon does not have a time limit, it has a max absorbability limit. Depending on what is in your tank, it will be good for different lengths of time. Less "impurities" = longer life. More "impurities" = less life.
Chemi pure would not have ill effects on your tank. It's a high quality product.
A pH of 7.8 would not hurt/stress your fish unless it was a sudden drop. What is causing your pH to be at that value could indeed hurt them, like high CO2, high organics supressing it etc etc.
Originally Posted by Flower
http:///forum/post/3160981
It is only good for 1 month.
Carbon does not have a time limit, it has a max absorbability limit. Depending on what is in your tank, it will be good for different lengths of time. Less "impurities" = longer life. More "impurities" = less life.