Adding SPS's.....

Aquattro · #1 11-17-2009, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Kona

What would be the purpose of running carbon filtration in ur tank? What would it be filtering out. .

Allelochemicals, released by the leathers to inhibit growth of competitive species.

gobytron · #2 11-17-2009, 08:13 PM

slowed growth...
Not necessarily a detrimental affliction but certainly worth considering.
I only recently removed my toadstool about 2 months ago, I guess i can look forward to some accelerated growth.

Leah · #3 11-17-2009, 08:19 PM

Thanks Aquattro

So maybe I should get rid of the leather first?

Snappy;

I think if I saw your tank in person the last thing I would notice would be a hermit

Aquattro · #4 11-17-2009, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Leah

Thanks Aquattro

So maybe I should get rid of the leather first?

I've never kept softies, but many people report that carbon deals with the chemicals.

gobytron · #5 11-17-2009, 08:26 PM

get rid of it or run carbon...
Carbon is pretty cheap, just make sure you get a brand that your lfs recommends for reefs...not all carbon is created equal..

You could put some in a hob filter or if you're skimmer has a place for some media...

Might be a little more tricky in a sumpless tank..
Though Im pretty sure you could rig a phosban reactor up as a hob type deal and put carbon in it.

Also, you could just keep it and accept that the growth of your other corals might be subdued, again, I had one for a long time and I still had growth in my other corals, so it didn't slow me up tot he point that I was asking wtf and my toad was HUGE...

I'll be watching now though for a difference.

gobytron · #6 11-18-2009, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by gobytron

get rid of it or run carbon...
Carbon is pretty cheap, just make sure you get a brand that your lfs recommends for reefs...not all carbon is created equal..

You could put some in a hob filter or if you're skimmer has a place for some media...

sigh...
no

one ever listens to me