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Posted: June 26 2012 at 4:49pm |
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Do you run carbon in your reef tank? Give us a reason why or why not.
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Posted: June 26 2012 at 5:12pm |
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Yep, seems to help with pollution...
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Posted: June 26 2012 at 5:50pm |
Mandatory.IMO. There is chemical warefare going on in your reef every second of everyday.These corals have Mastered the art of Chemical Warefare. They been doing this for millions of years and we know literally nothing about it. Carbon and water changes are the only 2 ways to remove them.
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Posted: June 26 2012 at 10:53pm |
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Do you run carbon in your reef tank? Give us a reason why or why not. |
Yes, because it removes toxins and impurities. Also makes the water crystal clear.
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Posted: June 26 2012 at 11:38pm |
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I run it because Reef'd Up said I should.
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Posted: June 27 2012 at 2:01am |
Fatman wrote:
I run it because Reef'd Up said I should.ÂÂ
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Hahahaha that's awesome. But I've been told run it at least a week out of a month, if not all the time.
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Posted: June 27 2012 at 9:40am |
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I run it because Reef'd Up said I should. |
Sounds like a good reason to me! lol
I run it too. I keep it in my system most of the time, even after it has run its course. I make sure to change it out whenever I get a new coral or if any of my existing ones get upset. I also will change it out if I notice any sickness or discoloration in my corals. In my opinion, filter socks, protein skimmer, and charcoal are our most basic and standard methods of filtration. Each has it's negatives but I think they are vital to our systems, even in moderation.
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Posted: June 27 2012 at 11:43am |
I run carbon 24/7/365 and change it regularly (once / month or once / 2 weeks).
There ae certain chemical compunds that pretty much nothing else we can use will remove / keep in check.
IMO carbon filtration is a MUST.
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Posted: June 27 2012 at 11:50am |
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I also run it 24/7 but I only change it out once a month. Very important to run it IMO
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Posted: June 27 2012 at 2:38pm |
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I agree with all of the above. I run it in a fuval and change it every 3-4 weeks.
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Posted: June 27 2012 at 3:53pm |
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I also run it 24x7x365.
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Posted: June 28 2012 at 10:12am |
I have two tanks. One has carbon 100% of the time that I change out once a month. It also has a lot of corals in it, and is several years old, so well established. The other tank doesn't have carbon, and never has. It's less than a year old, and only has some real basic softies in it. Other than carbon, both tanks have the exact same filtering and lighting. One is a 14g biocube, and the other is a 29g biocube. The difference between the two is amazing. The tank with carbon (29g at home) is beautiful and bright and clean, and everything grows very well. The tank without carbon (14g at work) is generally green, dull, and growth is non existent. Now, I do more water changes in the nicer tank, but not by much. The "cleanup" crew is proportionally the same/similar. The nicer tank I feed frozen, the other gets dried pellets.
Anyway, my point is, between my two tanks the the differences I'm seeing, I'm convinced carbon is absolutely the way to go.
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Posted: June 28 2012 at 4:00pm |
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Is Cemi-pure considered carbon?
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Posted: June 28 2012 at 4:08pm |
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Chemi puer I believe is carbon mixed with some ionic resins, so not exactly the same
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Posted: July 03 2012 at 8:46pm |
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How do you use your carbon? Reactor? Bag? Other?
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Posted: July 03 2012 at 10:33pm |
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I use ROX carbon in the BRS dual media reactor. If you have the funds and space for a reactor do yourself a favor and get one. It's so incredibly efficient.
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Posted: July 04 2012 at 12:44am |
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+1 to Billy i noticed a huge difference with my reactor and it also had gfo reactor and it made such a difference not sure i will ever run without 1 in the future. Media bags work but a reactor is worth the investment imo
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Posted: July 04 2012 at 6:19am |
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I used to. However, I am currently morning the loss of many of my prized acros. The last batch of Carbon I used contained traces of copper and wiped out my higher end pieces within hours.
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Posted: July 04 2012 at 6:28am |
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Dave would you mind telling us where you got your carbon from? If not on the boards will you pm me....sorry for your loss
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Posted: July 04 2012 at 8:16am |
DLindquist wrote:
I used to. However, I am currently morning the loss of many of my prized acros. The last batch of Carbon I used contained traces of copper and wiped out my higher end pieces within hours. |
Me too Dave. I'm so sorry to hear about your losses. I know the feeling and it's terrible.
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