Clam keepers...how much carbon are you running?

[E-A-G-L-E-S]

1.how much
2.total system gallons

thanks alot

 

[mbbuna]

any where between 2L to 6L on a 500g system

 

[E-A-G-L-E-S]

ty

....24/7 - 365? or a couple days a month or somewhere in between?

 

[mbbuna]

i like running carbon(poor mans O3) so i always run it

 

[kfisc]

1-two level measuring cups, changed 1x monthly
2-100g.

 

[deanos]

1. 1 cup
2. ~80 gallons

 

[E-A-G-L-E-S]

mbbuna...why so much more than manuf. recc.?

 

[jay24k]

I haven't put carbon in my tank in over 6 months. I currently have

2 maximas (teardrop and ultra blue)
1 Squamosa (very large)
3 Croceas
1 Deresa

I'd chalk it up to being lazy but honestly the clams have done fine. I also don't run any phosphate removal media either.

 

[Sk8r]

i have one crocea which is growing nicely in a reef: no carbon.

 

[E-A-G-L-E-S]

jay.... i would remove PO4 reactor, but, i feed 4-5x a day and that can create some PO4 problems that i don't know another way to deal with? any suggestions?

the carbon i have to run at least some of for the effluant of my skimmer(i run ozone)

 

[jay24k]

I run ozone or I did until just recently (haven't recharged the beads) and never used carbon. My skimmer is far enough from the main tank where it will break down before entering the main tank since ozone breaks down fairly quickly. Do you export nutrients via another method? My chaeto grows quickly. I feed 2 to 3 times a day now and haven't had any issues.

 

[mbbuna]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7498829#post7498829 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by E-A-G-L-E-S
mbbuna...why so much more than manuf. recc.?

for water clarity

 

[mbbuna]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7499907#post7499907 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jay24k
I run ozone or I did until just recently (haven't recharged the beads) and never used carbon. My skimmer is far enough from the main tank where it will break down before entering the main tank since ozone breaks down fairly quickly.

Jay i dont know if you've seen this but one of the other concerns with ozone is what it makes in sea water that carbon will remove.

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-03/rhf/index.php#16

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-03/rhf/index.php#17

 

[E-A-G-L-E-S]

jay....i just re-established a fuge in my sump...the lighting i used before allowed my chaeto to wither away to nothing, so yesterday i got a 2x55w p.c. retro and a ball of chaeto and a ball of red graci.

 

[jay24k]

Yea, I read that. He also mentioned that it does break down fairly quickly in water but carbon will accelerate that and strip it out. I don't have a huge flow through my tank and never had any issues for the few months I've been running it. I will be adding carbon to it but lately, I've been slightly lazy.

I would never recommend NOT to run carbon but I've been too lazy to add it. Been busy with certifications and work.

 

[E-A-G-L-E-S]

 

[reefnewbie54321]

Why is it necessary to run carbon for clams?

 

[jay24k]

I don't think it is necessary but it can be beneficial.

 

[reefnewbie54321]

Do people who keep clams run carbon becuase they keep clams or just becuase carbon cleans water in general? Whats benificial about running carbon to clam keepers

 

[E-A-G-L-E-S]

no correlation...just general cleaning purposes