What's your current carbon brand

gregzz4 · #1 10-23-2012, 06:07 AM

In your reef tank, what carbon are you using in your reactor ?

I have a TLF 150 and am running out of the Fluval junk I had leftover from my FW days

Thanks for any input

wmcinnes · #2 10-23-2012, 06:31 AM

Vertex Rox 0.8 Activated Carbon.
Powerful stuff, you only need 150mL per every 100gallons so a package of this stuff would last a long time for you and your 75G!

MarkoD · #3 10-23-2012, 01:08 PM

What's wrong with the fluval? Been running it for almost 2 years with no problems

FishyFishy! · #4 10-23-2012, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by MarkoD

What's wrong with the fluval? Been running it for almost 2 years with no problems

I ran that for years with no problems too.

But now I use Kent carbon. I know they had a crappy deal in the past, but I've been using it for over a year now with no problems, and good results. I also like that it is bigger clumps, so it's not as messy in the reactor.

daplatapus · #5 10-23-2012, 01:20 PM

I've been using BRS ROX 0.8 activated carbon. Seems to do the job really well.

Proteus · #6 10-23-2012, 01:34 PM

Also using fluval. Seems good

Coralgurl · #7 10-23-2012, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by daplatapus

I've been using BRS ROX 0.8 activated carbon. Seems to do the job really well.

I'm using this as well.

globaldesigns · #8 10-23-2012, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by FishyFishy!

I ran that for years with no problems too.

But now I use Kent carbon. I know they had a crappy deal in the past, but I've been using it for over a year now with no problems, and good results. I also like that it is bigger clumps, so it's not as messy in the reactor.

Be careful with Kent... I had a couple bad years of SPS death, could not figure it out, until I took out the carbon and ran without. VOILA! SPS started recovering... Didn't figure out why though, until I decided to run carbon again, and had my Kent stuff. Put it back in and within a couple weeks, started having major RTN issues again.

I didn't have any Kent from the recall, but have decided this stuff is just garbage.

Was running Zeovit, now using Vertex ROX. Love the stuff and no issues. My tank looks incredible now. About time I say!

kien · #9 10-23-2012, 03:33 PM

BRS Rox 0.8 for almost two years now without any issues. Love this stuff. I used to use Rowaphos before this and I HATED that stuff. Pain in the ass to rinse out and prep for the reactor. The Rox stuff still needs a bit of rinsing but doesn't take nearly as long to prep.

EDIT: Oops, getting my chems mixed up LOL. I meant that I previously used generic carbons from the LFS and Rowaphos. Rowaphos is a GFO not a carbon. Although rinsing that stuff is a pain, and rinsing the generic carbon was a pain as well!

Coleus · #10 10-23-2012, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by kien

BRS Rox 0.8 for almost two years now without any issues. Love this stuff. I used to use Rowaphos before this and I HATED that stuff. Pain in the ass to rinse out and prep for the reactor. The Rox stuff still needs a bit of rinsing but doesn't take nearly as long to prep.

EDIT: Oops, getting my chems mixed up LOL. I meant that I previously used generic carbons from the LFS and Rowaphos. Rowaphos is a GFO not a carbon. Although rinsing that stuff is a pain, and rinsing the generic carbon was a pain as well!

hahah you are away from this hobby for so long. Anyway, I also use BRS rox 0.8 and has no problem for 2 years. I threw out my LFS carbon because they take longer to rinse and does not perform well against Rox.