This week's video is up: Carbon in a reef

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[video]https://youtu.be/gaDE1Swuke0[/video]
 
As always, great video. Thanks for sharing.

Looking forward for the upcoming video.
 
Thanks for the video. I've always just bagged my carbon, thrown it in the sump and left it for a few months but now I will be getting a reactor!


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Very helpful! I had a aquatop reactor laying around that I just got some carbon for yesterday and threw it on the tank last night. It's great when we get info like this! Thanks so much for sharing
 
Slightly off topic, but would something like Marine Pure work better in an active or passive filter location?
 
Thanks Marc, but the directions basically just say put them everywhere, in the sump, under gravel, in the reef, in the flow. I'm sure they just want you to maximize usage. I was trying to determine if directly in flow is better or passive, but maybe both are good options. Love the video, it has made me rethink how I use carbon.
 
Good video Marc! Glad to hear a rule of thumb on the amount of carbon.

Regarding the long video: Can you break it up into smaller videos (a series) with specific topics (testing, skimming, etc). Five videos (or so) about 12 minutes each would work terrific for me -- cant sit here for an hour watching. lol
 
I finally had time to watch this (it's blocked at work, which is probably a good thing) and I had no idea that the amount of carbon needed was that small. I've probably got 4 times what I need in the reactor for my tank.

As for the long video you have, I agree with Jim. A few shorter episodes would be easier to find time to watch than one long video.
 
Marc, any thoughts on this article attributing HLLE to carbon? I recently noticed spots starting to form on my Pacific Blue/Hippo tang and found this in research. I removed my carbon (which had been probably left in too long beyond its usefulness), and he's already looking better a day later. http://www.coralmagazine-us.com/content/activated-carbon-hlle-smoking-gun-found
 
That article mentions carbon dust, primarily. If you are rinsing the carbon very well, that should be avoidable. Plus carbon shouldn't not tumble, otherwise it could pulverize.

As with anything in this hobby, your mileage may vary. If you discover your livestock looks better without something, then that may be the course you need to pursue.
 
Great video Marc! I currently run about 12 cups on my 110g.... Oops. Where did you find the information on half cup per 50g? Thanks!!


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That information is what we were taught well over a decade ago. It really should be common knowledge. Hence, the video.
 
Awesome, thanks! I'll try and find something scientific to back that up online. I've been in the hobby for a short 10 years and some of the things that were rules just 10 years ago are now no-no's. So I'm curious to understand the science behind it. I know I'm personally using too much carbon...


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@BrianG wrote:
Awesome said:
Try looking for a report by Richard Harker.
http://www.fishchannel.com/saltwater-aquariums/aquarium-frontiers/reef-aquarium-granular-activated-carbon.aspx
http://www.fishchannel.com/saltwater-aquariums/aquarium-frontiers/reef-aquarium-granular-activated-carbon-2.aspx
Click to expand...
 
Nice video Mac.
Wrt the long video, I'd prefer to have it as one movie. I can pause it and start it up later and it's all in one place instead of searching for 5 different episodes.
 
Just got back from SeaChem laboratories, got all the science I could ever want to know about carbon!


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shotglass tip was worth the time to watch the video. . . That's how you know Marc is an old-hand in reefing. The simplest solution is quite often, the best.

Smart people can always make things more complex, its simplification that requires true genius.
 
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