Carbon and Phosban

kendec65 · 03/26/2012, 09:22 AM

Once you start running these, how
often should they be changed out?

Thank you!

Randy Holmes-Farley · 03/26/2012, 11:28 AM

That depends on what you are trying to accomplish: Deal with elevated phosphate, an algae problem, maintenance, demonstrated allelopathy, yellow water, etc.

I change mine every 2 weeks.

kendec65 · 03/26/2012, 11:45 AM

I'm going to be using it for preventive measures. As of now, my tank is 12 weeks
old and finished cycling about a week and half ago. I am just trying to go slow and think of warding off problems before the exist.

Randy Holmes-Farley · 03/26/2012, 01:13 PM

I'd start off changing both at 2-4 weeks, and alter the time up or down (and amounts up or down) based on apparent need in the aquarium.

03/26/2012, 09:22 AM	#1
kendec65 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 36	Carbon and Phosban Once you start running these, how often should they be changed out? Thank you!

03/26/2012, 11:28 AM	#2
Randy Holmes-Farley Reef Chemist Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Arlington, Massachusetts Posts: 86,233	That depends on what you are trying to accomplish: Deal with elevated phosphate, an algae problem, maintenance, demonstrated allelopathy, yellow water, etc. I change mine every 2 weeks. __________________ Randy Holmes-Farley Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef

03/26/2012, 01:13 PM	#4
Randy Holmes-Farley Reef Chemist Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Arlington, Massachusetts Posts: 86,233	I'd start off changing both at 2-4 weeks, and alter the time up or down (and amounts up or down) based on apparent need in the aquarium. __________________ Randy Holmes-Farley Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef

03/26/2012, 11:45 AM	#3
kendec65 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 36	I'm going to be using it for preventive measures. As of now, my tank is 12 weeks old and finished cycling about a week and half ago. I am just trying to go slow and think of warding off problems before the exist.