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Any idea how they compare to ROX?

Carbon and GFO supplier for bulk would be really handy. Providing the pricing is in the ball park.:mrgreen:

Well the best grade i received is ROX with a couple different grain size
sorry i should have added that in the main post.

Still Trying my best to get GFO to us.

I would be interested in bulk GFO and Carbon. As I order both from Bulk Reef Supply right now.

Well as you and I have discussed before, ROX for certain. If you bring it in, people will buy it. As for the other choice .. I don't know what the other 3 choices are. :) I wouldn't even entertain any of them if you had the ROX.

If I were selling though then I'd look at it two ways: ROX and lignite or something that you can't get just anywhere (any LFS can sell you carbon, but who sells ROX as it is). Or alternatively, ROX and then some cheaper alternative for the budget-friendly alternative.

For offering 2 products your thoughts are on the nose Tony.
But still the cheaper product is not soo cheap as i wouldn't offer anything i don't feel right to place it in my own tank.

Eli is the ROX in a pellet form? That would be my preference.

Sorry for a late reply, this is the same RoX as everyone is interested in and yes it is pellet form.
I will put a detailed information on the ROX.

If you can get me ROX you have my repeat business.

ROX
yes i could bring this product in but unfortunately trying to workout a deal on quantities and pricing is a little tougher than i expected and time consuming (well the waiting period and time difference) that is.
Good and quality takes time so bear with me.

Just tagin along here.....and let me say, I'm excited!!

Well guys,I must keep you updated.it's taking a little longer than I expected for the deal to be finalized.
In the mean time I will be receiving the DI Nuclear resin with indicator,..

OK I am excited
Either tomorrow or Wednesday i will be getting a call to beat the airport and pickup the activated carbon
2 different product both in high grades.

very interested in the DI im getting low, how much PER lb
and the ROx never tried it and how much for 15lbs

Thanks for the interest the DI is on its way possibly another week cannot predict shipping as its got a long way to fly:biggrin:
Rox will be in tomorrow hopefully no complications with air customs.
Keep cheeking back
I suppose soon can never be soon enough.

I currently order both GFO and ROX carbon from BRS, and would like a Canadian supplier provided cost of product with shipping are similar. Shipping in Canada is what kills a person.

there's a lot of
Canadian reefers buying Carbon,GFO and Di resin from BRS that would much rather buy from Canada. :)

BRS has a lot of other cool stuff too.

I just finished playing :biggrin: with the activated carbon.
Yes its here in Calgary at my warehouse downtown location.
I will have some more time on Sunday to put the specifications on the carbon given by the manufacturer.

well let us know PM me ASAP on Carbon 15lbs and DI resin

any news on the Carbon that you are going to be getting in.
the 1.3 BRS has 0.8 ROX so what is the difference

I was wondering the same thing. NORIT, the company that makes ROX for BRS has the technical info listed on their site for the 0.8 http://www.norit-americas.com/norit-rox08.html, but there is no mention of any 1.3?????

Here are some information on the activated carbon we carry.

The product is originated in the UK and brought directly from there.
It is sold to us a stage prior to the Rox 0.8 (rated stage 1-3)
The carbon hasn't gone through the extrusion as the above activated carbon, that said is what gives our product the higher surface area of over 1600 m2/g,is granular in shape very low dust and still of below 0.8mm in size.
I hope that helps answer and clarify some of the questions you require.

So is this ROX 1.3 actually a NORIT product?

Ok a little secret for every distributor or manufacturer out there there are always partial or whole of the product brought in from another country that goes through a slight stage changes to be able for distribution here in Canada or the US.(and its up to us to find those countries and their regulations for importing)
Another words the activated carbon i carry is labeled Rox 1.3 not imported from Norit USA nor Norit Canada.Simply because the price per lb would jump significantly to over $30/lb for a pallet size of approximately 2400lbs that is with no profit margin landing anywhere in Canada.

The price is really good, no argument there. We need a good product review!

That sounds like some prime stuff at a great price. I'm still sitting on about 5 lbs of a BRS fine lignite carbon but I've made a mental note to try this out when I need to stock up again.

Eli, can you please simply state the main differences between your product and BRS ROX 0.8. I love the 0.8, it's an amazing carbon, powerful, clean, and almost dust free.

ROX 0.8 is extruded (little pipes) whereas this stuff is not according to Eli. Not sure performance-wise but I imagine 0.8 has fewer fines.

Extremely intriguing.
Will have to try some when I do run out.

I picked up some from Eli early this week, what I can tell you at this time is that it rinsed very clean, no residue, I put some in a mesh bag and run it passively, my water is crystal clear - had to go out of town and won't be back till Monday, but the 2 days I was home for was really impressed with the clarity of the water

I haven't used Rox from Brs so I can't compare, also, I used only a small amount since I was going to be away

That's all I have for now

That's good.
Every bit that we can observe and contribute helps, right??
Hopefully we can hear more from others who have used it to chime in.

I think the main difference is price. If I bought 15 lbs of BRS ROX for around $250 I'd pay about $16/lbs. Or "Granulated Activated Carbon 25lbs/$225 That is only $9/lb Free shipping CANADA WIDE" http://caco3reef.com/activated-carbon

It also has a larger surface area: 1225 m2/g for BRS ROX and 1670 mg2/g for his.

what size and shape would you describe it? BRS ROX is literally the size and shape of this "i" , but without the dot.

Thank you for the input.
There are few people already using the product and we should in the next week or so see some more input from some of us on canreef.

Eli, is the weight/volume the same with your carbon as it is with Rox 0.8? 15 Lbs of the 0.8 is 5 Gal, is your Rox 1.3 the same?

One more thing: you need to update your home page, the sale is shown as ending on May 4th.

hanks for heads up on the wrong date:biggrin: my bad.
Yes a 15lbs of Rox 1.3 will fill a 5 gallon pail.

I'm thinking it's time to place and order. It would be nice to hear a couple of members experiences. The last order of rock and chemicals went exceptionally well, I'm very happy with my purchase! Sounds like you're doing an awesome job in the customer service department, nice work Eli!