Carbon

[cichlid_king]

Does running carbon in your filter take out your ferts and organic carbon, like flourish and excel?

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[Adamson]

Yes it does. Don't use carbon on planted tanks.


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[BassetsForBrown]

I was wondering this aswell. What if you just add the ferts more frequently and accept a little extra expense? Id really want to keep carbon in my filter, despite what anyone says, carbon DOES make a noticeable difference in water clarity. At least in my experience. Obviously this assumes your not overfeeding, overstocking, or neglecting water changes.

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[strollo22]

Carbon will remove all chemicals. Organic or inorganic. If you choose to run carbon, you'll have to take it out every time you use any sort of chemicals.


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[cichlid_king]

Carbon will remove all chemicals. Organic or inorganic. If you choose to run carbon, you'll have to take it out every time you use any sort of chemicals.


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Looks like I will be taking it out of my ac50 then. Thanks for the answer

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[BassetsForBrown]

Carbon will remove all chemicals. Organic or inorganic. If you choose to run carbon, you'll have to take it out every time you use any sort of chemicals.

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Does this also include added minerals such as magnesium, and iron?

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[Fat Homer]

If its for water clarity, i wonder if you could get away with using Purigen... that stuff is known to polish water like no other...

 

[chris69]

I use purigen in my 70 gallon planted tank and it works wonders buddy! It's a bit expensive to buy but you can recharge it up to 10+ times so its well worth it!