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Old 02-18-2005, 01:00 AM
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It seems that everytime I put carbon in my prism pro return chamber, I have an algae outbreak and my skimmer starts filling up with algae as well. Any ideas?
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Old 02-18-2005, 01:16 AM
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are you rincing your carbon real good?

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Old 02-18-2005, 05:54 AM
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I ran it under the tap for a couple minutes.
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What brand of carbon are you using?
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I use ChemiPure instead. Have it on all my tanks, ever since the early 80s. Works great & cost effective too (CP 6 months lifespan vs 1 month for AC). Always stick it in & forget-about-it.

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Some carbon has a fair amount of phosphate in it. I'd take some of your carbon, put it in a small vial full of water and give it 24-48 Hrs to leach and then do a phosphate test on it. I'm using the 24-48 Hrs because it strikes me that it would take that long, it may leach out sooner I don't know.

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Now that I didn't know!
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Now that I didn't know!
thats why better brands of carbon make a big deal about them being phosphate free.

check out black diamond.

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What brand of carbon are you using?
It's Kent Marine.
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