Re: [GSAS-Member] Carbon?

["Doerr, Jesse" <Jesse.Doerr@fei.com>]

Carbon is a useful tool for removing chemicals from a tank. It can be important 
after medicating a tank and when you're ready to remove the medicine so it 
doesn't effect the other fish anymore.
The dispute with carbon is over how long it is truly active in your filtration. 
 Once the carbon is saturated it can actually start releasing chemicals back 
into the environment and cause it's own problems. Depending on your setup this 
can happen in as little as one week.
So, i like to keep some on hand for emergencies, but as long as everything is 
running smoothly it is usually not needed and i prefer not to use it.
Jesse
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