Warning- bad carbon will kill

[lastlight]

Seems rare with mysterious problems to ever find such evidence or explanation. Sorry to have read about all your problems Greg but I'm super glad you have answers.

[simplycoral]

Wow can't believe it ; I nearly brought a box of that stuff too!

I suspect the metal is Zinc; which is sometimes a by product of carbon when it is chemically activated. I wonder if your batch had an unusually high amount of residue?

After reading this; i ran a magnet over my Marineland (Black Diamond) carbon and sure enough their are traces of metal. Worth considering if this is why i have been battling tip burn?

I think this could raise a few eyebrows!

Simon.