Any Chronic carbon users out there?
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chadfarmer
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talk to johns dad
kentrob11
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http://carbonactivatedcorp.com/
Here's the place. I got the link from a long thread on RC where RHF (chem guy) apparently found this stuff as being the best stuff to use....
Here's the place. I got the link from a long thread on RC where RHF (chem guy) apparently found this stuff as being the best stuff to use....
Reggae Fish
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I'd be interested
how big would a 75# bag be? I have a 5 gallon bucket full and it can't weigh more than 20#
Reggae Fish
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let me know how and who to pay. Or you can just get mine and he'll give you the pump. :lol:
Randy uses Marineland Black Diamond (because it's good and because he runs his in a canister filter and Black Diamond is Bituminous with a larger hardness/abrasion number). Even though Lignite is the best under most circumstances, it will crumble and create dust if ran in a canister.
I would make sure you get more info from the manufacturer before you buy.
For instance,
Is it Bituminous coal, Sub-Bitumous coal, Lignite, or Anthracite coal?
Are the mesh sizes available, U.S. Standard or Tyler Standard?
What is the Iodine number? (Not really useful except to determine if it's air phase or Liquid phase)
What is the Molasses number?
What is the Methyline Blue number?
What is the Hardness (or abrasion) number. This is important if you are putting it in a canister filter or fluidized bed.
Is this produced here or is it a cheap Chinese import? (The Chinese crap will be ultra dusty. To add insult to injury, it is often made of Anthracite as opposed to Bituminous or Lignite making it pretty much worthless for our purposes).
Is it Air-phase or Liquid-phase? (I know that most people think that as long as it isn't pelletized, it's liquid-phase. That's not true. Many granulars are also air-phase. It all depends on whether it's macroporous or microporous).
I would make sure you get more info from the manufacturer before you buy.
For instance,
Is it Bituminous coal, Sub-Bitumous coal, Lignite, or Anthracite coal?
Are the mesh sizes available, U.S. Standard or Tyler Standard?
What is the Iodine number? (Not really useful except to determine if it's air phase or Liquid phase)
What is the Molasses number?
What is the Methyline Blue number?
What is the Hardness (or abrasion) number. This is important if you are putting it in a canister filter or fluidized bed.
Is this produced here or is it a cheap Chinese import? (The Chinese crap will be ultra dusty. To add insult to injury, it is often made of Anthracite as opposed to Bituminous or Lignite making it pretty much worthless for our purposes).
Is it Air-phase or Liquid-phase? (I know that most people think that as long as it isn't pelletized, it's liquid-phase. That's not true. Many granulars are also air-phase. It all depends on whether it's macroporous or microporous).
It's possible but if that's the case, why doesn't he use it himself?
Regardless, here's what concerns me about this wholesaler. Carbon is sold by those numbers (Iodine, molasses, hardness, etc) and this link doesn't include ANY info except mesh size and they don't even state whether it's US mesh size or Tyler mesh size. I don't get a warm, fuzzy feeling when I see that.
kentrob11
Premium Member
From the link (but without a link to RHF's comments):
Ummm...LOL. Randy goes to Bill (Boomer) always whenever a Carbon question comes up.
From one of Randy's posts yesterday (including the link).
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=983938
I'm not trying to ruin this group-buy. Actually, I'm trying to save you guys some money. I'm basically saying exactly what RHF is saying....get the details. This might be the deal of the century or you might be flushing your money down the toilet. I don't have a clue because I don't have those important numbers. Without them, no one has a clue.
Ummm...LOL. Randy goes to Bill (Boomer) always whenever a Carbon question comes up.
From one of Randy's posts yesterday (including the link).
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=983938
I'm not trying to ruin this group-buy. Actually, I'm trying to save you guys some money. I'm basically saying exactly what RHF is saying....get the details. This might be the deal of the century or you might be flushing your money down the toilet. I don't have a clue because I don't have those important numbers. Without them, no one has a clue.
