carbon

[monizb]

How many of you guys run carbon in your system? 
How long do you run it? 

I'm running roaphose and adds a little carbon as well

 

[spyd]

I run carbon on my tank 24/7. I have a BRS Dual Reactor. GFO in one side and carbon in the other. I run about 2 cups of carbon on my 180G and change it out once a month.

 

[Salty Cracker]

Same.  Been running gfo and carbon non stop for over a year and a half.  Once I saw the difference in tanks of people that run carbon it was a no brainer. 

 

[Duke]

I ran rox carbon for over a year.. I haven't been running carbon for over 6 months now.. No difference here to report. Def not required for a nice tank.

 

[Salty Cracker]

I ran rox carbon for over a year.. I haven't been running carbon for over 6 months now.. No difference here to report. Def not required for a nice tank.

I'll guarantee that the colour of your water has changed, probably so slightly that you haven't noticed.  I know mine went from piss yellow to crystal-blue-clear.  I was -amazed- at the difference when looking at before/after shots. 

I don't think it needs to be run 24/7 that's for sure, maybe once every couple of months.  On the new tank I plan to run gfo 90% of the time and then just run carbon for a week every once in a while.  I just leave it running because 'why not?'

 

[reefin]

I've been running GFO and carbon on my 90 gallon since it started up last Nov. (2012). 1 run the 1.5 cups of carbon for about 3 weeks on and 3 weeks off. The carbon is exhausted after 3 weeks so that's why I'm on that schedule. The GFO is ran 100% all the time and changed out usually every 6 weeks. So I can change them both at the same time and I only have one mess to clean up!
 

 

[Duke]

[quote author=Duke link=topic=5267.msg49700#msg49700 date=1367336942]
I ran rox carbon for over a year.. I haven't been running carbon for over 6 months now.. No difference here to report. Def not required for a nice tank.

I'll guarantee that the colour of your water has changed, probably so slightly that you haven't noticed.  I know mine went from piss yellow to crystal-blue-clear.  I was -amazed- at the difference when looking at before/after shots. 

I don't think it needs to be run 24/7 that's for sure, maybe once every couple of months.  On the new tank I plan to run gfo 90% of the time and then just run carbon for a week every once in a while.  I just leave it running because 'why not?'
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ah thats a good point, maybe ill start running it again, i haven't done a water change in a very long time so when i do ill fill a nice clean white bucket and see if you can see any yellowish tinge compared to fresh salt water.

 

[monizb]

Re: carbon

I'm going to leave it run for next couple weeks on and off

Samsung s3

 

[Petercar (RIP Dec 2017)]

i dont run carbon at all...but when i do waterchanges in 2 weeks  ill full 2 -5 gallon pails of old water  and its clear in white pails  but if i use the vacuum  then i get brown water cuz i do vaccum the sand a bittish

 

[Salty Cracker]

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[quote author=Duke link=topic=5267.msg49700#msg49700 date=1367336942]
I ran rox carbon for over a year.. I haven't been running carbon for over 6 months now.. No difference here to report. Def not required for a nice tank.

I'll guarantee that the colour of your water has changed, probably so slightly that you haven't noticed.  I know mine went from piss yellow to crystal-blue-clear.  I was -amazed- at the difference when looking at before/after shots. 

I don't think it needs to be run 24/7 that's for sure, maybe once every couple of months.  On the new tank I plan to run gfo 90% of the time and then just run carbon for a week every once in a while.  I just leave it running because 'why not?'
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ah thats a good point, maybe ill start running it again, i haven't done a water change in a very long time so when i do ill fill a nice clean white bucket and see if you can see any yellowish tinge compared to fresh salt water.
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Heh mine was yellow-brown when the tank was 'neglected'.  You have to admit a tank on carbon is a wonderful clear thing