carbon

[coreytrv]

Ask yourself why are you using the carbon, many people don’t use carbon at all and for every reason for using carbon there is probably a suitable alternative product to use.

Like the OP, I too am looking down the road at Tangs being introduced to my tank.

I just employed the use of rinsed, 0.8 ROX carbon pellets in a reactor.

Tank is fallow, and completing its cycle, but water had odor, and yellow tint. Thought carbon was a good answer, but have since stumbled on this thread, and Jay's post on HLLE (lateral line), linked below.

I plan to use ozone in connection with adding a second system to existing filtration, but before then, @Reef. do you have suggestions on friendlier ways to deal with yellow water / odor given carbon concerns?

Head and Lateral Line Erosion (HLLE)

This article discusses studies performed regarding head and lateral line erosion in captive fishes. Specifically, carbon use and nutrition as they relate to this syndrome.

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[jft]

Try Polybiomarine Polyfilter Instead of Carbon. Always works and you can see what it is absorbing by the color change, Used by me for 20 plus years in all situations and great results.

 

[coreytrv]

Try Polybiomarine Polyfilter Instead of Carbon. Always works and you can see what it is absorbing by the color change, Used by me for 20 plus years in all situations and great results.

I am using a coarse sponge, and an inline 5 micron sediment filter, it's captured a bunch of stuff, turning color. But the carbon was way more effective in a fraction of the time (only been 1 day).

What about the smell of the water?

Also how would you employ the use of a poly filter?

• Filter sock
• shove in a baffle in the sump?

 

[Reef.]

Seachem Purigen is definitely worth a try, very similar to carbon in its role in the tank.

UV could help with both clarity and smell but could be costly, I would see how the tank settles down first.

You mention a yellow tinge but you are just setting up the tank and cycling so probably not the normal yellow tinge water takes on after a while, so I wouldn’t rush too much trying to solve an issue that may resolve it self when the tank settles down, a solution to one issue can cause another to pop up.

 

[Baby Damsel 219]

tank is 7months old

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Try Polybiomarine Polyfilter Instead of Carbon. Always works and you can see what it is absorbing by the color change, Used by me for 20 plus years in all situations and great results.

At least one of the color claims (red for aluminum) makes no sense, so I personally would not rely too heavily on that info,

 

[Baby Damsel 219]

so say if i removed all the carbon 3 days ago and getting a tang on Saturday will i be fine. or should i do a water change

 

[coreytrv]

so say if i removed all the carbon 3 days ago and getting a tang on Saturday will i be fine. or should i do a water change

According to @Jay Hemdal:

As a side note, previous carbon use leaves a residue in tanks, so just stopping carbon may not solve the problem.

Jay

Tang HLLE Carbon related?

I was doing some research on tang HLLE that one of the theory was that it caused by the dust from carbon. It does say that premium carbon like Rox .08 being very dense and solid will less likely create a problem but the Kolar labs carbon I received looks not as dense and solid. Does anyone...

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[Randy Holmes-Farley]

so say if i removed all the carbon 3 days ago and getting a tang on Saturday will i be fine. or should i do a water change

What brand?

 

[Cheese Griller]

Is this tang going in your 60? That would be much too small for a purple tang.

 

[Jay Hemdal]

I use carbon for order and water clarity. I also like to use chemi pure would chemi pure cause hlle of should I just not run carbon anymore. After I remove the carbon can I still get a tang. I plan on getting tomorrow. of I can wait till December any advice?

I've not had Chemipure directly cause HLLE that I've ever noticed. I think the wet pack helps with the dust. I do rinse new packs longer than the "10 seconds" I think they recommend on the package, I rinse it with RO until the water runs clear.