rinsing carbon

dolph · 06/25/2007, 07:20 PM

How much do you rinse out a bag of carbon before using? Do you rinse until the water is no longer black or do you only rinse for a few seconds to remove any dust from the bag?

Bebo77 · 06/25/2007, 07:24 PM

rince what you need.. try and use rodi water until the black dust is gone...

drummereef · 06/25/2007, 08:12 PM

Rinse the carbon until the water runs clear. Preferably RO/DI. Only rinse what you need.

06/25/2007, 07:20 PM	#1
dolph Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 98	rinsing carbon How much do you rinse out a bag of carbon before using? Do you rinse until the water is no longer black or do you only rinse for a few seconds to remove any dust from the bag? __________________ Dolph Current Tank Info: 46g & 120g reefs

06/25/2007, 07:24 PM	#2
Bebo77 Premium Nonpaying Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Lost Posts: 14,377	rince what you need.. try and use rodi water until the black dust is gone... __________________ Gabriel Current Tank Info: 300 Gal Envision Tank(98Lx30Wx26T) 120 Gal SoCalCreations Sump, Deltec TC2560, 2 LumenarcsMini 1 Reg on a light mover W Radiums 250& 400, Gallaxy ballasts, Red Dragon 10m3 return W/ 2 WavySeas, 2 6155 Tunze streams

06/25/2007, 08:12 PM	#3
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	Rinse the carbon until the water runs clear. Preferably RO/DI. Only rinse what you need. __________________ -Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system