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Old 03-12-2010, 03:56 AM
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I change mine out every 30 days giver or take a day.

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Old 03-12-2010, 04:01 AM
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Once a month. I'm using some really fine carbon in a phosban reactor so after 4-5 weeks its so plugged up that barely any water is travelling through and I'm forced to change it.
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i haven't changed my carbon in my 12g nano since the day i bought it... now going on 2 years...lol heres a pic
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Monthly (well, approximately) for me too. I think I notice the tank is brighter the day after a switch out which tells me I might be stretching it out a bit too long.
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I change about once a month, if I go longer the water does get a tint of yellow.
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Oh my someone told me once a week! PM me if this is too much...
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Oh my someone told me once a week! PM me if this is too much...
who was that.....LFS?

monthly for me too
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Oh my someone told me once a week! PM me if this is too much...
Once a week isn't necessarily a bad thing but to me its a waste of carbon, I change monthly or if the tank is looking kind of scuzzy I"ll change it more often than that, never more often than 2 weeks.
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Talking Carbon it up!
Carbon is one of those things that just need re-charging! If you wanna make it last and save some money....clean it and then run it under REALLY cold water! This will recharge the Carbon thus leaving more money in your pocket for your hobby! I change mine every 6 months and seems to be working good for me!
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I don't suppose you have any references to support that claim?
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