carbon bag exploded....?

SparkPlug · 12/13/2007, 04:49 PM

i was checking water params tonight on my tank and suddenly the tank got cloudy,..so i shut the pumps off and discovered the chemi-pure bag had ripped and the pump was shooting very fine bits of carbon into the display.

theres carbon on the sand and rocks now that seems to have settled ,... i turned the pumps back on after i removed the ripped bag but theres still a fair amount of fine particles scattered (not a huge amount) on the sand and rocks that the powerheads aren't lifting into the water.

should i be concerned or will it eventually disinagrate ?

Thanks

Lucky-rc · 12/13/2007, 04:54 PM

You should be ok? Just watch your water par. because what the carbon has taken in will soon come back out.

Of course I would remove what I could without stiring up the sand bed too much... And I would check my pumps to make sure they didn't take any in. (this would make things even worse)

yellowwatchmen · 12/13/2007, 04:57 PM

get a filter sock. That should help to get it out.

Sk8r · 12/13/2007, 05:34 PM

Yeccch.
1 micron filter sock will get it. Ditto a 1-micron cartridge or a diatom filter. You'll be wiping it off glass for a bit.

zooloo · 12/13/2007, 05:45 PM

that happened to me to and it made a mess but it did not cause any promblems.clogged up my pumps though.

Snowboarda42 · 12/13/2007, 07:32 PM

Your skimmer will also pull alot of the dust out.

Things will just look black for a few weeks , then you'll forget it happened

Randy Holmes-Farley · 12/14/2007, 08:18 AM

I agree that it won't be a problem. In an emergency I've actually poured loose carbon into my sump for very fast action. I scooped most of it out a week later, but did not worry about getting it all. There no concern, IMO, except aesthetics.

12/13/2007, 04:49 PM	#1
SparkPlug Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Farmington Ct Posts: 200	carbon bag exploded....? i was checking water params tonight on my tank and suddenly the tank got cloudy,..so i shut the pumps off and discovered the chemi-pure bag had ripped and the pump was shooting very fine bits of carbon into the display. theres carbon on the sand and rocks now that seems to have settled ,... i turned the pumps back on after i removed the ripped bag but theres still a fair amount of fine particles scattered (not a huge amount) on the sand and rocks that the powerheads aren't lifting into the water. should i be concerned or will it eventually disinagrate ? Thanks

12/13/2007, 04:54 PM	#2
Lucky-rc Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: central Ohio Posts: 450	You should be ok? Just watch your water par. because what the carbon has taken in will soon come back out. Of course I would remove what I could without stiring up the sand bed too much... And I would check my pumps to make sure they didn't take any in. (this would make things even worse) __________________ Fast women... Expensive hobbies... Whats left? Current Tank Info: 310 gal. mix-reef

12/13/2007, 05:34 PM	#4
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Yeccch. 1 micron filter sock will get it. Ditto a 1-micron cartridge or a diatom filter. You'll be wiping it off glass for a bit. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

12/13/2007, 07:32 PM	#6
Snowboarda42 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Warshington Posts: 1,094	Your skimmer will also pull alot of the dust out. Things will just look black for a few weeks , then you'll forget it happened __________________ 40B Mixed Reef 100% Captive Grown Corals See, that's the trouble with the world today. Not enough danger to kill off stupid people before they get old enough to breed. Bring back lawn darts! -PrivateJoker64 Current Tank Info: 40B, 20L Sump/Fuge, Mag 9.5 Return, 2x Hydor Koralia #2's, 150W 14K HQI, 139W T-5, Euro-Reef RS-80P Mesh Modded, 40LB LR, 80LB LS, 54x Turnover, Mostly SPS, Some Softys Too.

12/14/2007, 08:18 AM	#7
Randy Holmes-Farley Reef Chemist Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Arlington, Massachusetts Posts: 86,233	I agree that it won't be a problem. In an emergency I've actually poured loose carbon into my sump for very fast action. I scooped most of it out a week later, but did not worry about getting it all. There no concern, IMO, except aesthetics. __________________ Randy Holmes-Farley Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef

12/13/2007, 04:57 PM	#3
yellowwatchmen Moved On Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bellevue,NE Posts: 1,058	get a filter sock. That should help to get it out.

12/13/2007, 05:45 PM	#5
zooloo Moved On Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: stratford ct Posts: 148	that happened to me to and it made a mess but it did not cause any promblems.clogged up my pumps though.