When does a reef tank need activated carbon

by **Sea Turtle** » Tue Aug 14, 2012 8:41 am

uncle ariel :lol:

ginagamit ko yan for 4-6 weeks (the whole piece). then dagdag ng bago... pero nag-iiwan ako ng mga lumang rings from the previous at binabahayan din sila ng bacteria.

hindi naman sya nadudurog kasi matibay naman yung resin na nagba-bind sa ac... but still, you have to be gentle on the cutting. bale magiging ganito itsura nung ring:

i do the cutting using a hacksaw.

by **Mr. A** » Tue Aug 14, 2012 9:00 am

[quote="Sea Turtle"]uncle ariel :lol:

ginagamit ko yan for 4-6 weeks (the whole piece). then dagdag ng bago... pero nag-iiwan ako ng mga lumang rings from the previous at binabahayan din sila ng bacteria.

Uncle? Sige na nga mike na Lang, hacksaw? La akong hacksaw, kaya ko kaya yan ng lagareng bakal na walang handle?

by **thurrmac** » Tue Aug 14, 2012 9:24 am

ayos yan ah... genius ka talaga mikey... galing ng idea... :mrgreen:

by **Sea Turtle** » Tue Aug 14, 2012 9:46 am

by **jemzac** » Tue Aug 14, 2012 11:31 am

Gaya gaya nanaman ko.

by **Sea Turtle** » Tue Aug 14, 2012 1:16 pm

maglalagare ka rin jen?? :shock:

by **tugasi** » Tue Aug 14, 2012 5:26 pm

ST - what if you put the whole cartridge in a canister used for RO, tapos padaainin water from end to end? parang maging filter na talaga siya ok kaya yun?

by **weekdaywarrior** » Tue Aug 14, 2012 5:38 pm

@ST, post mo naman how it looks. i mean the entire carbon filter in its container sa set-up mo. would this work for skimmerless tanks? di ba magbabara? since mas solid sya compared sa granular or pellets, hindi ba sya less effective kasi less surface area?

salamat sa mga sagot. :mrgreen:

PS: isa din sa mga issues sa lower quality GAC is phosphates, PO4 free ba yang carbon block na gamit mo?

by **jemzac** » Tue Aug 14, 2012 9:06 pm

Skimmerless ka parin ba big bro? Tank tour ulit ko dyan ha dadalhan kitang coffee from vietnam. sunburst mo okay parin? Update ka naman ng thread.

@ seaturtle papalagari ko sa office. Gagaya lang ng set-up ng sayo

by **Sea Turtle** » Tue Aug 14, 2012 9:34 pm

@tugasi... hindi mo na aalisin yung pinaka net covering nya? magclo-clog yun... but if you're going to remove the net covering, pwede naman. mas gusto ko lang kasi yung rings at mas madami yung active surface area.

@weekday... sige kuhaan ko bukas. ako skimmerless ako pero wala namang "bara" issues. re surface area, hindi sya talagang solid eh. if i am not mistaken the block has a rating of 20 microns (with the net covering). so pag inalis mo yung net eh palagay ko nasa 40 microns (or more) ang pores nito.

salamat?? anong salamat?? hahatian mo ako dyan sa kape na ibibigay sa yo ni jen! :lol:

by **kuya_cesar** » Wed Aug 15, 2012 1:08 am

by **Sea Turtle** » Wed Aug 15, 2012 7:36 am

by **weekdaywarrior** » Wed Aug 22, 2012 10:56 am

saan na ang photo? :lol:

demanding ba?

jen, sure sis, text ka lang when para i could confirm kung nasa bahay ako. ok naman sunburst pero all in all wala pa masyadong i-uupdate pangit pa din tank ko.

OT: sis, di ba effective sayo joe's juice? pede ba mahiram at ma try pag nag dropby ka? kapal no? di pinapansin ng copperband ko mga aptaisia e. buti na lang sa frag disk sila tumubo balak ko tanggalin sa DT at ilagay sa QT para dun ko sila iinject para less possibiliti ng dumami sa DT at madali sila mainject. (hopefully) :mrgreen:

by **Sea Turtle** » Wed Aug 22, 2012 3:52 pm

ay syempre nalimutan ko :lol:

teka kuhaan ko na ngayon... post ko next week hahahahahaha!

*biro lang :lol:

by **choypogi07** » Wed Aug 22, 2012 8:10 pm