How often do you change your carbon?

[LCGoldman]

If you do use carbon, how often do you change it?

 

[shyland83]

Can we add "Whenever my water starts to turn yellow" as an option.

 

[bobbbm]

I have not used it yet. Should I be? My water quality has been spot on and I have been afraid to touch anything. WHere would you run carbon in a sump? Directly in the waterflow into the sump?

 

[Sk8r]

Every three days: I got burned once by forgotten carbon turning loose everything it had collected back into my tank---and I have a 3 day attention span.

 

[pecan2phat]

Small Phosban type reactor, then once a month, larger MRC type reactor, then once every 3 months.

But then your talking about a guy who does WC only once a month

 

[cb747]

Whats carbon? Kidding i change it every couple of months. its in a phosban reactor.

 

[greggnyce]

once a month. In the sump.

 

[CaptiveReef]

Once a month

Once a month

I change it once a month, using Gac 2 Carbon.


CaptiveReef

 

[DgenR8]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9983560#post9983560 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Sk8r
Every three days: I got burned once by forgotten carbon turning loose everything it had collected back into my tank---and I have a 3 day attention span.

:lol:

I don't run carbon all the time. I use it when necessary, and remove it within two weeks. I don't trust leaving it in there because of it's tendency to do just what Sk8r said.

 

[hans1976]

You might also want to consider what carbon you use. Some carbons will leach Phosphates.

Hopefully, next month, CTARS will be doing a test of several carbons similar to Steven Pro's test, but we will use a meter instead of test kit and include one that a lot of people use - Walmart's.

 

[bobbbm]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9986205#post9986205 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by greggnyce
once a month. In the sump.

Just hanging in a media bag in the sump?

 

[fio1022]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9983585#post9983585 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by pecan2phat
Small Phosban type reactor, then once a month, larger MRC type reactor, then once every 3 months.

But then your talking about a guy who does WC only once a month

Same here on the carbon set up.
My water changes though are done automatically everyday.

 

[DEXTER SOLIS]

once in a while, when I remember.

Fio stop show'en off.....LOL

 

[LCGoldman]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9993088#post9993088 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by fio1022
Same here on the carbon set up.
My water changes though are done automatically everyday.

How do you manage daily water changes?

 

[fio1022]

Three kids and three buckets.They alternate days.
Just kidding!!!

In a nutshell It's two pumps,two timers,priceless.

Dex-I can't help it.Haven't done a manuel WC in like 6months

 

[cb747]

we need pictures!

 

[coralmkr]

once a month.