Running Carbon - How much is too much?

[Jack]

Originally Posted by StirCrazy

if you want to be safe use good carbons, this dose not mean expensive either, there are good carbons for cheep at other "non-fish" stores that are about 1/5th of the price.

Steve, can you point us in a direction of where you can get cheap carbon? How do you know if a certain carbon is "good"? Just curious.

Originally Posted by smokinreefer

as i look at the tank throughout the day, sometimes it looks a bit yellow and sometimes it looks a crisp white.

Shao, I totally know what you are talking about. I use the Iwasakis too and sometimes the tank seems a bit yellow but then I look at it awhile later and it's really light blue and whiteish. Darn bulbs playing with my eyes!! I use VHO too but it seems to "change" on me, I think its just me But I'm glad you mentioned that so I feel a little less crazy