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Old 01-08-2012, 11:49 PM
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If you notice color difference in your tank.... you have more of a water change issue.

Carbon is not a replacement for clean water.
I Don't if thats totally correct as I have been doing a 25% every Saturday for the last two months, Now as for the carbon, this is the first time I have used it in this setup which has been up now for 20 months.
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Old 01-09-2012, 02:20 AM
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I Don't if thats totally correct as I have been doing a 25% every Saturday for the last two months, Now as for the carbon, this is the first time I have used it in this setup which has been up now for 20 months.
Not sure what you are saying.

You have yellow water???
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Old 01-09-2012, 10:18 AM
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Not sure what you are saying.

You have yellow water???
Correct, my water started getting a yellowish tint to it...
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Thanks everyone, I have gottin what I needed from this post. I will run carbon all the time now and change monthly.
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I prefer to use Purigen. More expensive but can last for up to 6 months and is rechargeable by soaking in 50/50 bleach/water solution.

Used to use Chemipure. Carbon was just to quick to get "fillled" and needing replacement for me.


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Here's a good article on carbon.
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Old 01-09-2012, 03:03 PM
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Correct, my water started getting a yellowish tint to it...
Ah... Missed that.

Strange... At 25% water change a week and still yellowing. Try cutting back on feeding perhaps. Reduce waste.
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Or run carbon
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Old 01-09-2012, 04:47 PM
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Ah... Missed that.

Strange... At 25% water change a week and still yellowing. Try cutting back on feeding perhaps. Reduce waste.
I think this is just something that would happen over time, if carbon is not used perhaps, as I was feeding a mixture of mysis and brine everyother evening, than a 2" x 2" sheet of seaweed on the off night.
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with a properly sized protein skimmer there is really no need for running carbon

that being said, in the event something "occurs" in your tank....such as the death of something, the presence of carbon can assist with this aspect.
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