i read somewhere that carbon is not that good for a planted tank. i was wondering if that was true or not. i have a fluval 305 and 3 baggies of carbon and 3 bins of biomax. is this a good set up .. what would you guys recommend i am sorta a noob
i read somewhere that carbon is not that good for a planted tank. i was wondering if that was true or not. i have a fluval 305 and 3 baggies of carbon and 3 bins of biomax. is this a good set up .. what would you guys recommend i am sorta a noob
new to the scene said:i believe that the reason is that carbon removes organics that could be used by plants. IMO i would keep the carbon they do alot more good. The minerals that the plants use are not going to be affected by the carbon. your set up is fine i have the same thing except less carbon, with more purigen works way better then carbon you should try it out
From the Wiki:Derived from: Potassium Chloride, Calcium Chloride, Copper Sulfate, Magnesium Chloride, Ferrous Gluconate, Cobalt Sulfate, Magnesium Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Boric Acid, Sodium Molybdate, Zinc Sulfate, Protein Hydrolysates.
It will pull organics out and plants produce a lot of them. I don't use it unless I'm thinking there is something I really want to get out.
Yup and big water changes are the best filtration method