Does anyone do carbon dosing?

[Jimbo327]

I'm still thinking of how to set up my future tank. There are just so many choices.

I want to do a methanol carbon dosing, but that doesn't seem very popular here in So Cal. Was initially thinking of using a roller filter, so I don't have to change socks. But it looks like the bacteria will clog up the filter pretty quickly, and I assume would stink as it is pulled out of the water by the roller.

Seems reefer around here prefer chaeto, refugium, and other methods more.

I want to carbon dose because I think that can support a lot of fish and their poop.

Advice needed.

 

[pga7602]

I use to do it and learned over time that it only slows down growth and holds back color potential.

 

[acesq]

I dose Red Sea NoPOx and it's working fine for me. I also have a ton of siporax in the sump which I think is necessary to support a good population of bacteria. It's pretty easy to manipulate Nitrate level by changing the dosing. Probably Po4 as well but I don't test it very often.


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[Jimbo327]

Do you just dose it directly into the sump? And the bacteria stays in the siporax? And does the carbon dosing make you have to change your filter a lot?

 

[acesq]

I dose it into my overflow the water goes into my filter socks before it's gets to the siporax. It doesn't cause bacteria to clog the filter socks. If I overdosed it might.


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