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danoreef
02/26/2008, 06:42 PM
like the title says; who uses carbon and why?

mdefo25
02/26/2008, 06:47 PM
It clears the water and removes toxics.

mflamb
02/26/2008, 07:26 PM
Takes the yellow out of the water.
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p117/mflamb/DSC00371.jpg

USC-fan
02/26/2008, 07:27 PM
*raises hand*

I use it to "polish" the water.

lloydkeller
02/26/2008, 07:29 PM
helpskeep water clear and removes toxins throw a couple of bags in the sump

BeanAnimal
02/26/2008, 07:31 PM
yup... what they said.

I can tell you first hand... it makes a huge difference in the color of my water. Just fill a white 5 gallon bucket and you will notice that your water may be very yellow! Carbon will help take that away.

BeanAnimal
02/26/2008, 07:32 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11950879#post11950879 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mflamb
Takes the yellow out of the water.
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p117/mflamb/DSC00371.jpg

That carbon is not tumbling is it?

SuperNerd
02/26/2008, 07:33 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11950879#post11950879 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mflamb
Takes the yellow out of the water.
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p117/mflamb/DSC00371.jpg

How did you make those. Those look awesome.

AZDesertRat
02/26/2008, 07:34 PM
It also reduces toxins in the water when hard and soft corals do battle in mixed reefs. Leathers and others excrete some pretty powerful stuff that can damage or kill SPS and LPS corals.

SuperNerd
02/26/2008, 07:34 PM
I use carbon for the same reasons posted earlier.

BeanAnimal
02/26/2008, 07:52 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11950990#post11950990 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by AZDesertRat
It also reduces toxins in the water when hard and soft corals do battle in mixed reefs. Leathers and others excrete some pretty powerful stuff that can damage or kill SPS and LPS corals.

That is the primary reason that I run carbon. I have a mixed reef with many leathers and sofites. Without the carbon, things get ugly quickly!

danoreef
02/26/2008, 08:17 PM
thank you all very much