Should I run Carbon 24/7?

[t11t5]

Should I run Carbon 24/7? or should I use it every so often?

 

[fsn77]

There's people that do each and report success with it. Personally, I run it for a 3 day period just before a water change every 1 - 2 weeks. We keep a mix of soft corals and LPS, which includes a large toadstool leather (the main reason for me running carbon at all).

 

[bobt2]

i have 3 tanks, all are softy tanks and i run carbon 24/7 in a hob filter

 

[Avi]

I don't run carbon unless there's a particular reason to. I really don't see any observable difference when I do, and the water tests no differently.

 

[Mr31415]

The important thing is to not let it stand without running for long enough that yellowing substances can build up - so that the corals are shocked when you turn it back on.

 

[GMAX]

Avi

That water in your avator looks a little blue. Maybe carbon would help!!

 

[Avi]

That's ocean blue...the best water money can buy. I guess the skimmer that I have on that bowl isn't working as well as I'd like.

 

[GMAX]

You think that imperor Angelfish excretes blue? Maybe you are soaking the fishfood in food coloring!

 

[Avi]

It's not food coloring...it's from a squid hiding under a coral.

 

[GMAX]

You mean THE coral, but you do have a DSB to provide a nice anaerobic environment for bacteria!

 

[Avi]

Oh, it looks like a DSB but I just use plaster...less maintenance.