How to Add Activated Carbon

[Soupy97]

So my tank is mostly done with it's setup, and today I picked up two keyhole cichlids (woohoo!) but I have some tanins in my water from the driftwood. I was thinking of grabbing some activated carbon for my filter to fix the issue, but I don't know how to go about using it. I have a canister filter (eheim 2213) and the carbon comes in little pellets. Do I just dump them onto the top of the other filtration? Do i put it in a bag with holes in it? I know carbon becomes useless pretty quickly so I don't think it would makes sense to just dump it in the filter... how would i get it out?

Thanks in advance

 

[Andrew McFadden]

I always dump it n a womans panty hose and tie it and throw it in

 

[Soupy97]

Alright so I can just find something thats permeable to put the carbon in and throw that in? Like a little pouch that water will seep through or something?

 

[Rivercats]

Yep I use woman's knee high pantyhose as media bags too. You can also get some Purgen as it removes tannins like crazy and can last a long time. It can also be regenerated several times to make the expense worth it.

 

[Soupy97]

Alright thanks for the help. I'll pick up either some activated carbon or purgen this weekend.

 

[Andrew McFadden]

They also sell reusable bags not sure if your lfs will has them or not, idk it's another idea

 

[Soupy97]

Ok i will look for those, seems a lot easier then finding something else around the house.