Using Activated Carbon to Remove Meds

[College Kid]

So i dont usually have carbon in my filters, but do have some lying around, like those that came with initial filter purchases and such. I just have them sitting in a ziploc bag right now. If i use the carbon to remove meds, can i just stick em back in the ziploc after a day or two and store them? does carbon "spoil" or "go bad" with time?

 

[Sake]

I don't think carbon goes bad really, and can't say if it would hurt any, but it would have the meds you put into the tank on it now and I personally wouldn't want to introduce that back into my tank at a later date. I would just toss them.

 

[College Kid]

Alright thanks. I'll just do that to make sure. Also, aside from mess what do they take out? Just odor?

 

[Andrew McFadden]

Removes chemicals odor colour

 

[Alyxx]

After a while carbon does lose its effectiveness, so I'm not sure how long they would be good after they are stored. Not to mention they would probably mildew if stored after they got wet. The main reason the instructions with the little filter inserts say to replace them every 30 days (other than trying to milk fishkeepers for all their money) is that the carbon doesn't keep removing stuff from the water after about a month.

 

[Andrew McFadden]

After a while carbon does lose its effectiveness, so I'm not sure how long they would be good after they are stored. Not to mention they would probably mildew if stored after they got wet. The main reason the instructions with the little filter inserts say to replace them every 30 days (other than trying to milk fishkeepers for all their money) is that the carbon doesn't keep removing stuff from the water after about a month.

I heard 10 days then it starts to put it back in. The only time I use it is to clean mess put it in for a couple days then throw it out.

 

[College Kid]

After a while carbon does lose its effectiveness, so I'm not sure how long they would be good after they are stored. Not to mention they would probably mildew if stored after they got wet. The main reason the instructions with the little filter inserts say to replace them every 30 days (other than trying to milk fishkeepers for all their money) is that the carbon doesn't keep removing stuff from the water after about a month.

haha so true. when i first learned that i could just rinse my filter pads and such in tank water, i was so excited as to how much cash would be saved!