do all you guys have carbon in your tank?

[ska_kid]

I have 12.25 gallons of biological filter material in my filters and 0 carbon.

any picz??

 

[majorhavok]

??

I used to use the standard large filters and other than pre-rinsing to get rid of fine particles I left them alone. After I started having Ich problems with my Loaches (only loaches.. weird) the Kordon Ich Attack said remove carbon, so i did in two of my tanks and after reading about the carbon I just have been using the mesh material only. I made a cut on the inflow side of the filter and removed the encapsulated carbon and don't see a reason to go back.

 

[ecoli73]

any picz??

Nothing spectacular, just a eheim 2263, three eheim 2028 and a four stage Chinese knock off eBay filter...

I just totaled all substrate pro I filled them...


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[MonsterMinis]

No, and the HLLE link imo isn't from the dust likely.. but more so it removes both good and bad things from the water ( ie minerals and vitamins) as it's also been linked to a poor diet... made a few lightbulbs go there.. lol. But no like others I use it only when needed to remove meds or when I'm concerned about my water quality ( being on a well in spring when everything thaws I get abit worried if the fish start acting odd and add it for peace of mind) Carbon or its ilk Purigen aren't used in my tanks as regular parts of maintenece, but are useful tools when needed.

 

[Stateofficer1984]

Activated carbon is good if you dont like doing water changes everyweek.. With enough carbon you can get away with one water change every 2-3 Weeks!!! Some people just dont have time for frequent water changes..

 

[mr.bigglesworth]

No I don't have carbon in my tank. But I have a gallon size barrel of activated medical grade carbon. I'm trying to get rid of it atm. Tried selling it for 5$ nobody wants it. So ima just dump it.

 

[Squirtle919]

Carbon removes a lot more then just meds... removes good and bad, so its not completely useless I think its more people dont enjoy changing it often and if you leave it for too long it leaches back into the aquarium water. Its actually one of the best ways to lower TOC.