all hail carbon!! why?

[Doug]

Originally Posted by Snappy

I doubt I'd bother with carbon if I only kept sps.

Hmm, thats interesting, as mentioned, I have read several sps aquarists saying that also.

I wonder if its our use of larger skimmers and/or other filtration methods, as compared with filtration many moons ago, when carbon was a mainstay of the canister filters.

I,ve been using it for so long, I would be scared not to but who knows what its doing related to the amounts we use?

[fishface]

Originally Posted by Doug

I,ve been using it for so long, I would be scared not to but who knows what its doing related to the amounts we use?

well i never used it for the first couple years i kept sps and never had any issues with yellow water or chemical warfare or whatever and that was in a 25g tank.

that's why i originally posted this question...because i really don't see any tangible benefit. with regular water changes, i never got yellow water anyhow. so am i just wasting time and money by the adding carbon?

[Doug]

Originally Posted by fishface

because i really don't see any tangible benefit. with regular water changes,

I would say thats the most important factors in this discussion.

[LAReefer]

I stopped using carbon in my tank for about 4 months now and wow my softies love it!

I also do regular water changes and have not had to add any supplements, nor have I noticed any yellowing.