Is Chemical filtration necessary (carbon)? - Aquarium Advice

robocop · 10-20-2005, 01:34 PM

Is Chemical filtration necessary (carbon)? Is Filter Floss recommended over carbon?

Hara · 10-20-2005, 01:47 PM

It is not necessary 100% of the time, but does serve a useful purpose. What alot of folks do is run carbon about one week of the month to help clarify/purify the water. Carbon can also remove good things from your water, so that is why it is not done 100% of the time. If you have corals, they can have little toxin battles with each other, the carbon helps remove things like this.

Filter floss just removes larger particles and can add to a nitrate count if not changed out often.

DragonForce · 10-21-2005, 01:13 AM

On relation to carbon....can you buy it in bulk? I really don't feel like going out to purchase a new bag of carbon each week.

**lando** · 10-22-2005, 10:13 AM

I use Chemi-Pure by Boyd. The most important thing when running carbon is to change it often. As it absorbs the impurities from the water it will get used up, then begin leeching them back into the system. Also, when rinsing the carbon for the first time before adding it to the tank, use [acronym:9d779942fd="Reverse osmosis"]RO[/acronym:9d779942fd]/[acronym:9d779942fd="Deionization"]DI[/acronym:9d779942fd] water. It will actually absorb the impurities in tap water, thus decreasing it's effective life in the tank.

Don424 · 11-09-2005, 10:01 PM

I agree with everything said........not mandatory but has many benefits.

Jasonanatal · 11-10-2005, 04:35 PM

I concur with everything that was said above. You'll have to monitor your own water quality to find a pattern on when changing your carbon is best suited for your environment.

AMANIQU77 · 11-26-2005, 12:26 AM

Good Topic. Does that count for HOBs too? I've been using carbon from the getgo. Now that it's mentioned, what are my alternatives for Carbon filter HOBs?

10-20-2005, 01:34 PM	#1
robocop Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Houston Texas Posts: 135	Is Chemical filtration necessary (carbon)? Is Chemical filtration necessary (carbon)? Is Filter Floss recommended over carbon?

10-20-2005, 01:47 PM	#2
Hara Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Louisiana Posts: 6,867 Images: 33	It is not necessary 100% of the time, but does serve a useful purpose. What alot of folks do is run carbon about one week of the month to help clarify/purify the water. Carbon can also remove good things from your water, so that is why it is not done 100% of the time. If you have corals, they can have little toxin battles with each other, the carbon helps remove things like this. Filter floss just removes larger particles and can add to a nitrate count if not changed out often. __________________ ~~~~~Hara~~~~~~ View My Tanks Visit FantasyReef.com's Databases!

10-21-2005, 01:13 AM	#3
DragonForce Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 925 Images: 1	On relation to carbon....can you buy it in bulk? I really don't feel like going out to purchase a new bag of carbon each week. __________________ 37 [acronym="Gallon"]gal[/acronym] all glass 50lb [acronym="Live rock"]LR[/acronym] 3' fine sand bed 1x Orange Stripe Prawn shrimp goby, 1x sixline wrassemated pair of true percula clowns, 1x CBS shrimp, 2x peppermint shrimp, 1x pistol shrimp, 1x tiger tale [acronym="Sea cucumber"]cuke[/acronym], ~20+ snails, ~10+ hermits, 1xserpent star. green Bubble coral, hammer coral (8 heads!) ,various Zoos,green finger leather, green star polpys ,[acronym="Mushroom coral"]shrooms[/acronym] 175w 10k [acronym="Metal halide light"]MH[/acronym] 28w actinic [acronym="Actinic lighting"]03[/acronym] 2x maxi jett 1200 Prizm skimmer (modded) Hagen powerfilter(for running carbon 24/7) nano arctica chiller

10-22-2005, 10:13 AM	#4
lando Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Savage, MN Posts: 7,655 Images: 46	I use Chemi-Pure by Boyd. The most important thing when running carbon is to change it often. As it absorbs the impurities from the water it will get used up, then begin leeching them back into the system. Also, when rinsing the carbon for the first time before adding it to the tank, use [acronym:9d779942fd="Reverse osmosis"]RO[/acronym:9d779942fd]/[acronym:9d779942fd="Deionization"]DI[/acronym:9d779942fd] water. It will actually absorb the impurities in tap water, thus decreasing it's effective life in the tank. __________________ Some people are like slinkies...they serve no real purpose yet can still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs! Have a great day! Brian

11-26-2005, 12:26 AM	#7
AMANIQU77 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Montgomery County MD Posts: 287 Images: 21	Good Topic. Does that count for HOBs too? I've been using carbon from the getgo. Now that it's mentioned, what are my alternatives for Carbon filter HOBs? __________________ We live and we learn

11-09-2005, 10:01 PM	#5
Don424 Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: May 2005 Location: Central NJ Posts: 41	I agree with everything said........not mandatory but has many benefits.

11-10-2005, 04:35 PM	#6
Jasonanatal Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Poughkeepsie, New York Posts: 142 Images: 1	I concur with everything that was said above. You'll have to monitor your own water quality to find a pattern on when changing your carbon is best suited for your environment.

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