I just realized that the activated charcoal has ammonia remover, do i need to get different charcoal?
Cycling tank and water changes
- Thread starter Hank82
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Most of us don't use charcoal on a normal day to day basis. Normally it's used only after meds to neutralize them.
While it does help, it gets "used" quickly
It's another ploy of the aquarium trade that we have to have it in our tanks all the time to milk us of more money.
This is a good video, he definitely lays out what you need to do.
And to your other question, as others have chimed in, you need a source of ammonia to begin cycling. Without it you are doing nothing but putting water in a tank.
And activated carbon in a tank is almost always useless, unless for narrow specific purpose, as Jexnell said just a marketing ploy, like aquarium salt in freshwater tanks, a placebo at best..
Keep some on hand for if needed. But keeping some in your tank all the time in not needed.
I have a fluval filter and it’s a canister what should I do with that part of the container? Should I just add media again?
