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What type of Carbon do you use
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I use the same. Based on their demo, it seems to be head and shoulders above the other choices.
kevin
NJRC Member
^^^^^^^
I'm still using the carbon from the group buy years ago (55lbs goes a long way). It had lower PO4 than any of the carbon at the LFS.
http://www.generalcarbon.net/uploads/GC_8_x_30AW.pdf
http://www.generalcarbon.net/uploads/GC_8_x_30AW.pdf
Same here. Just a few pounds left.
Paul
You remember you, Rod and myself separating the carbon into the 5LBS bags!!
Bob
Bob, it was Ed.....and it was GFO.
....... In my backyard while it was raining. A fun time!
Can I ask, have you seen any change in your tank or water params since you have discontinued use?
I am using biopellets now.
Benefits:
http://www.njreefers.org/showthread.php?74843-Starting-Bio-Pellets&p=674626&viewfull=1#post674626
I've read that some people will still run GFO and Carbon along with bp.
Like i said, i'm just too lazy to hassle with another reactor for carbon or gfo... So far though the fish/corals have not had any negative feelings about the lack of carbon. Keep in mind that carbon acts as a sink and will absorb the nasty stuff from the water, but eventually it is full and has to be replaced. This is where I fail...I just don't replace it timely enough, in which case it gets really nasty.
But for the average other (non lazy) hobbyist, carbon is probably not a bad thing to have.
One caveat - if you have tangs in your tank - there is supposedly a correlation with HLLE disease and poor quality carbon.
http://www.coralmagazine-us.com/content/activated-carbon-hlle-smoking-gun-found
Benefits:
http://www.njreefers.org/showthread.php?74843-Starting-Bio-Pellets&p=674626&viewfull=1#post674626
I've read that some people will still run GFO and Carbon along with bp.
Like i said, i'm just too lazy to hassle with another reactor for carbon or gfo... So far though the fish/corals have not had any negative feelings about the lack of carbon. Keep in mind that carbon acts as a sink and will absorb the nasty stuff from the water, but eventually it is full and has to be replaced. This is where I fail...I just don't replace it timely enough, in which case it gets really nasty.
But for the average other (non lazy) hobbyist, carbon is probably not a bad thing to have.
One caveat - if you have tangs in your tank - there is supposedly a correlation with HLLE disease and poor quality carbon.
http://www.coralmagazine-us.com/content/activated-carbon-hlle-smoking-gun-found