King Fisher
Aquarium Advice Addict
Can you use thrive with carbon filters on HOB's?
I only use carbon because it's what came with the HOB. Never really had a reason not to use carbon unless I was medicating the tank. Now that I want to use Thrive fertilizer for my low light plants I was curious if the carbon filter would essentially remove the fertilizer components as it does some medications. If this is true, what would you all advise I use for filtration media?
I change it once every 3-4 weeks. I'll look into that stuff you got.What else is in the filter? How old is the carbon/do you replace it monthly?
I usually go with more biomedia and then some fine filter floss that I replace every week or two. The best place for free floating crud is in the garbage, not rotting away in the filter
So the consensus on that thread is you CAN most likely use carbon with ferts?https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/does-carbon-remove-trace-elements.6980/#post-77856
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I prefer to leave my crud rotting away on the substrate floor [emoji23]
So the consensus on that thread is you CAN most likely use carbon with ferts?