Elvis Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 It seems that many do not run their filters with the carbon installed. Some even remove all the filter media. What is the concern with using carbon? Link to comment
Asterix Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 Some people say it strips certain trace elements from the water...Then some people say it does not...I personaly think it might strip out some TE's, But that doesnt stop me from running it..I love carbon, even if it does strip out my TE's, My water is always SOOOO clear...And if your doing weekly water changes (I do a 5 Gallon change on a 29 G tank everyweek) then you wont have anything to worry about IMO... If you want to be on the safe side, Run half the recomended ammount Link to comment
tyoberg Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 I don't really believe carbon does much to trace elements. Many believe that mechanical filtration strips the water of planktonic life which your corals use for food. There's a couple 3-4 articles in the library at reefcentral if you're interested. They all advocate periodic use of carbon. Ty Link to comment
HuBu Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 i personally dont run any of those in my tank and my water is clear without any problems. the reason most ppl take out the media is because bacteria will grow in it and it will compete with your LR/LS for food. by people saying that those carbon would remove trace elements. i believe thats false since the carbon you are buying is really graphite (C8)...graphite is very stable so it would be imposibble for it to bond with any of the trace elements since you would need carbon ions inorder to bond. Link to comment
Sahin Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 I use carbon periodically. Just one of those things that isnt clear cut, you read up and decide. Link to comment
NaNO ReeFiN Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 The only time I use carbon is a day before doing a 15% water change... Link to comment
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