Carbon?

[katycichlid]

I am reading more and more and hearing from some knowledgeable people locally that carbon is falling out of favor as far as actually being harmful. One long-time LFS owner and now distributor is purely Kent Organic Adsorption and not carbon. What are the thoughts by the experts here.....I have a 375 with SA cichlids.

Much appreciated.

 

[rallysman]

Ditch it. It's not needed unless you are removing meds or stains.
I never have used it on any of my tanks and they are all in great shape.

 

[Tongue33]

I do not use carbon

 

[dannyboy]

I have never used carbon either

 

[cichlid savage]

I took all of the carbon outta my tanks a cpl of months ago. No problems. ikeep a small amount on hand (leftovers) just incase i need to take out meds or something.

 

[katycichlid]

Thanks, guys. I have a big wet/dry and two 2260 Eheims. Do I just run the Eheims without carbon or do I substitute something for carbon?

 

[rallysman]

you can replace the area where the carbon was with more bio media.

 

[WyldFya]

Fill up the eheims with bio media.

 

[cbfreder]

What about trying to remove tannins?

 

[katycichlid]

Good question.....that is why I put in the Kent Organic Adsorption with concern about the discoloration..