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OnlyCrimson
03/16/2008, 10:27 PM
Does carbon pull any phosphate from our reef aqauriums?
Percula9
03/16/2008, 10:42 PM
Carbon doesn't pull PO4 out. It can leach it into the water.
OnlyCrimson
03/16/2008, 10:43 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12108535#post12108535 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Percula9
Carbon doesn't pull PO4 out. It can leach it into the water.

Excellent, thank you for responding.
bertoni
03/17/2008, 04:02 PM
The amount that carbon will leach is trivial, though. I agree that it won't do much phosphate reduction.