quick question . do people on here use carbon in the sump?

[ray22]

and if you do how long and how much do you use . thank you

 

[bogg]

I use about 1 cup per 100 g. passively in the sump constantly, changed out monthly, I knead the bag daily to stop the formation of channels. Tank water is cleeearrr. Korralen-zucht de. makes a good carbon.

 

[undertai]

i use one bottle of the seachem carbn 250 ml. Run for about 1.5 months then change out

 

[fishypets]

Hydro carbon here in a PO4 reactor.

 

[Leopardshark]

I donÃ"šÃ‚´t use any.
Ozone keeps my water sparkling clear.
The skimmer and water changes does the other part.

 

[cards98765]

I use three different carbons...change out once a month.

 

[Brewen]

Yes, I should change it more often but just when I rember.

 

[ray22]

Great stuff.. thank you for the info. is there any drawback to running carbon ?

 

[Leopardshark]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7325221#post7325221 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ray22
Great stuff.. thank you for the info. is there any drawback to running carbon ?

If you have a big tank, you need lots of it to keep the water clear (f youÃ"šÃ‚´re not using ozone).
It will take most trace elements from the water (ozone reacts with calcium or something like that too)
Very $$$$$$
Traps detritus
PITA to rinse, put in bag, take it out, send it to the trash and do it again.
If it becomes saturated, it will return what it trapped to the tank.
Marco

 

[Lunchbucket]

i run carbon 24/7. knead the bag every couple days. use prolly 1/2-1cup in my 58gal. change about every month or when i remember

Lunchbucket

 

[DoctaReef]

anyone using Chemipure?

 

[Zaphod]

in the socal forum there is a group buy $55 and change for a 55 pound bag. That will last a while!

 

[FastFish720]

I do 2 cups in my prop tank any let sit for a week, then it's removed. Then it's replace it again in 1 or 2 weeks.

 

[jjackson]

I also run carbon in a phosban reactor... works great change about every month.

 

[Ti]

I swap out every 2 weeks, sometimes 3

 

[Horace]

1 cup in my 75g, change it every month.

FYI, Carbon does something that Ozone (O3) doesnt...that is it removes toxins from the water. If you run SPS, carbon is pretty important IMO. Running O3 should not exclude you from using carbon....they have two different purposes.

YES THERE ARE SOME RISKS INVOLVED! If you run carbon in to high of flow, it will stip out stuff too fast from the water and you can cause RTN on your corals. Most people do not use it in an active flow manner because its riskier. Its much safer to just run passivly in a med flow section of your sump.

If you havent been running carbon, its recommended to start with less than 1 cup/100g and move up to that slowly. You dont want to cause any shock to your corals!

 

[fishdoc11]

I run about a cup of Marineland Black Diamond changed out every 3 or 4 weeks in the "bubble box" in my sump.
Chris

 

[wentreefgirl]

I keep mine in a pantyhose leg in my sump.

I keep mine in a pantyhose leg in my sump.

I keep mine in a pantyhose leg in my sump. Next to the return.

 

[smoknreefrs]

I run Black Diamond in the 1st chamber of my sump. I use 2 cups and change it out every other water change ( i do weekly changes).