Carbon

nellynel21 · 01/09/2010, 09:46 PM

HI DO I NEED TO RUN CARBON EVERY DAY OR SOME TIME A MONTH

Sisterlimonpot · 01/09/2010, 09:55 PM

LET ME TAKE MY EAR PLUGS OUT.....
I always recommend 24/7. then change it every 2-4 weeks.

B.BASH · 01/09/2010, 10:00 PM

I run it for about a week every 2 weeks

padi200 · 01/09/2010, 10:17 PM

I run it 24/7 in a Two Little Fishies canister. The carbon last about 3-4 weeks at most.
Depends on how much I feed and other factors.

DC_40gallon · 01/09/2010, 10:37 PM

Don't run carbon. Look into sea chems purigen.

Synthetic beads that extract ammonia, junk, nitrates, etc and do the same as carbon but purigen is replenishable by taking it out and soaking it in household bleach. Rinse it and put it back into your tank.

Check it out on marinedepot or drsfostersmith.com.

Purigen

iwishtofish · 01/09/2010, 10:43 PM

Check out the thread below. A lot of different issues regarding carbon use are addressed, and there are a couple of references to interesting articles.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1738433

padi200 · 01/09/2010, 10:56 PM

I have purigen too. I change that every 3 of 4 months. It sits in a bag in my sump.

KingwoodMarcia · 01/09/2010, 11:50 PM

I run it in the sump in bags and wash it off about every 3 weeks and change it about 3-4 months. If you don't wash it off, the carbon gets covered and the water just goes around it, not through it, inorder to do its job.

01/09/2010, 09:46 PM	#1
nellynel21 Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: new york city Posts: 30	Carbon HI DO I NEED TO RUN CARBON EVERY DAY OR SOME TIME A MONTH

01/09/2010, 09:55 PM	#2
Sisterlimonpot R.C. Fraternity President Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Litchfeild Park AZ Posts: 11,490 Blog Entries: 2	LET ME TAKE MY EAR PLUGS OUT..... I always recommend 24/7. then change it every 2-4 weeks. __________________ Jimmy MASVC President Dishes are done man! Current Tank Info: 300 in progress

01/09/2010, 10:00 PM	#3
B.BASH Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 268	I run it for about a week every 2 weeks

01/09/2010, 10:17 PM	#4
padi200 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: LA, CA Posts: 529	I run it 24/7 in a Two Little Fishies canister. The carbon last about 3-4 weeks at most. Depends on how much I feed and other factors.

01/09/2010, 10:37 PM	#5
DC_40gallon Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,474	Don't run carbon. Look into sea chems purigen. Synthetic beads that extract ammonia, junk, nitrates, etc and do the same as carbon but purigen is replenishable by taking it out and soaking it in household bleach. Rinse it and put it back into your tank. Check it out on marinedepot or drsfostersmith.com. Purigen

01/09/2010, 10:43 PM	#6
iwishtofish Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 4,949	Check out the thread below. A lot of different issues regarding carbon use are addressed, and there are a couple of references to interesting articles. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1738433

01/09/2010, 10:56 PM	#7
padi200 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: LA, CA Posts: 529	I have purigen too. I change that every 3 of 4 months. It sits in a bag in my sump.

01/09/2010, 11:50 PM	#8
KingwoodMarcia Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 214	I run it in the sump in bags and wash it off about every 3 weeks and change it about 3-4 months. If you don't wash it off, the carbon gets covered and the water just goes around it, not through it, inorder to do its job.