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02/03/2006, 04:40 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Ames, IA
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Running carbon on bb tank with canister filter good idea?
I have an eheim 2028 canister filter that I am currently using as the main filtration for my 75g that I am upgrading up to a 125g bb. I was wondering if it would be worth it to run carbon or anything else on the tank through the filter. I would put the filter on the sump, this would also be a way to eliminate some of the micro bubbles in the sump.
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02/03/2006, 06:09 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Rockford, Illinois
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Carbon wont hurt, it wil help with water quality. I know plenty of people who run carbon 24/7.
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02/03/2006, 08:04 AM
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Moved On
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: kc
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It also absorbs inpurities but I would not run it 24/7, its basically good for 3-4 days then its time to toss it after that. On your new BB tank you might look at just using it in a fludize reactor like the TLF Phosban reactor and running filter socks on your overflow into your sump instead of a canister filter. Just my 2 cents, I upgraded to my 120 BB last weekend and found those 2 things to help a ton... And flow flow flow flow flow flow flow.
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02/03/2006, 08:27 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: United States P.A.
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I run a phosban reactor with carbon in it
24/7 replace it every other week seems to work for me you know when its wearing out the water will not look as nice |
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