Should I...?

ChunksInClemson · 08/28/2006, 05:08 PM

Just wondering since I am not running carbon and dont have a shelf in my sump for it, if I could just let it float in the first compartment? I need something to help for water clarity and this might be the key.

And how much should I add to be efficient?

kraze3 · 08/28/2006, 05:14 PM

Can you put it in one of the filter bags and put it in between your baffles? I dont think just floating is gonna get the job done. You want the water to be filtered thru it.

sir_dudeguy · 08/28/2006, 05:22 PM

ya what someone told me to do was to put it in a filter bag and put it right next to the return pump intake. I havent done it yet, but i plan on doing so sometime.

ChunksInClemson · 08/28/2006, 05:23 PM

good point kraze...I'm bout to go rig something up.

yeame · 08/28/2006, 10:08 PM

I have never ran carbon in any of my reef tanks if clariy is the issue I would think something is causing the problem and I would fix that befor I tried to cover the problem

D-Rod · 08/28/2006, 10:13 PM

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...hreadid=917053

There's some good info on the use of carbon here.

BurntOutReefer · 08/28/2006, 10:13 PM

put in the bag and throw it in.........you'll be ok.

2fishy · 08/28/2006, 10:16 PM

And if you don't have a bag...pantyhose would probably work!

OceanLyons · 08/28/2006, 10:20 PM

Gotta love pantyhose... That's how I attach my softies.

ChunksInClemson · 08/28/2006, 10:21 PM

yeame, my tank isn't cloudy, I just think it would help maybe a little bit as far as keeping it clearer than it is. There isnt a problem, it obviously works for a lot of other people.

Well guys, I ended up sticking some carbon in between the baffles along with a filter pad on each side of the carbon. It looks ugly but I guess it works.

BurntOutReefer · 08/28/2006, 10:21 PM

yeah....just but some good ones thought (i.e. Victorias Secret)...
the cheap ones tend to run...........
:-).

the cheap ones tend to get caught somewho and tear....

sir_dudeguy · 08/28/2006, 11:25 PM

haha! could you imagine going in there buying some? and when they ask what you're buying them for try and explain lol...srry that would just be funny

08/28/2006, 05:08 PM	#1
ChunksInClemson Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Anderson, SC Posts: 824	Should I...? Just wondering since I am not running carbon and dont have a shelf in my sump for it, if I could just let it float in the first compartment? I need something to help for water clarity and this might be the key. And how much should I add to be efficient?

08/28/2006, 05:22 PM	#3
sir_dudeguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 10,841	ya what someone told me to do was to put it in a filter bag and put it right next to the return pump intake. I havent done it yet, but i plan on doing so sometime. __________________ TAKE...LUCK!!!

08/28/2006, 05:23 PM	#4
ChunksInClemson Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Anderson, SC Posts: 824	good point kraze...I'm bout to go rig something up. __________________ Me to my brother-"Dude, you don't need to spend 75 dollars on a shirt! My brother to me-"Man, you just spent 100 dollars on some rocks" Me and him- "Laughs" Current Tank Info: 29g, a pair of true percs so far. Tank is newer!

08/28/2006, 10:13 PM	#6
D-Rod Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Paso Robles, Ca Posts: 1,020	http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...hreadid=917053 There's some good info on the use of carbon here. __________________ The Vino Man - I Trade With Wine...Just Ask! Current Tank Info: Small Tank, Lights, Fish; Tangs a whole bunch, 4 False Perculas, 6 rose anemones Mixed Reef.

08/28/2006, 10:16 PM	#8
2fishy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Rhinelander, WI Posts: 918	And if you don't have a bag...pantyhose would probably work! __________________ Carole Current Tank Info: 55 gal

08/28/2006, 05:14 PM	#2
kraze3 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: RI Posts: 2,373	Can you put it in one of the filter bags and put it in between your baffles? I dont think just floating is gonna get the job done. You want the water to be filtered thru it.

08/28/2006, 10:08 PM	#5
yeame Moved On Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: maine Posts: 488	I have never ran carbon in any of my reef tanks if clariy is the issue I would think something is causing the problem and I would fix that befor I tried to cover the problem

08/28/2006, 10:13 PM	#7
BurntOutReefer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Granada Hills Posts: 4,376	put in the bag and throw it in.........you'll be ok.

08/28/2006, 10:20 PM	#9
OceanLyons Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,166	Gotta love pantyhose... That's how I attach my softies.

08/28/2006, 10:21 PM	#10
ChunksInClemson Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Anderson, SC Posts: 824	yeame, my tank isn't cloudy, I just think it would help maybe a little bit as far as keeping it clearer than it is. There isnt a problem, it obviously works for a lot of other people. Well guys, I ended up sticking some carbon in between the baffles along with a filter pad on each side of the carbon. It looks ugly but I guess it works. __________________ Me to my brother-"Dude, you don't need to spend 75 dollars on a shirt! My brother to me-"Man, you just spent 100 dollars on some rocks" Me and him- "Laughs" Current Tank Info: 29g, a pair of true percs so far. Tank is newer!

08/28/2006, 11:25 PM	#12
sir_dudeguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 10,841	haha! could you imagine going in there buying some? and when they ask what you're buying them for try and explain lol...srry that would just be funny __________________ TAKE...LUCK!!!