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I use carbon as well, I find it helps to polish the water making it clearer. I use an aquaclear 500 bag about half full, and I change it monthly. Sometimes I'll rinse the bag out under tap water to get rid of any built up waste. By rubbing the bag with carbon in it between my hands I'm convincing myself that I'm prolongig the life of the carbon. Not sure if that is true though.
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THE BARQUARIUM:
55 gallon cube - 50 lbs LR - ASM G3 skimmer - 30 Gallon sump - 22 Gallon refugium / frag tank - 4x 24 watt HO T5's - Mag 9.5 return - Pin Point PH monitor - 400 watt XM 20K MH in Lumenarc reflector - Dual stage GFO/NO3 media reactor - 6 stage RODI auto top up -Wavemaster Pro running 3 Koralia 2's.
Fully stocked with fish, corals and usually some fine scotch
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