Carbon bags and supplement dosing

[Pennekampdream]

Hello, I started to ask the following question and now after noticing past comments I’m even more confused.
Originally I wanted to know if the Chemi-pure carbon bag I’ve been using in my AIO rear sump could reduce the effectiveness of a supplement like all-for-reef additive for my corals?
Now I’m wondering about HLLE correlation to carbon dust particles. Should I be concerned. Can someone comment on both.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Granular activated carbon will bind some trace elements and may add others. But I would not use that as a reason to not use GAC.

Chemipure is not just GAC, however. Which chemipure?

 

[Pennekampdream]

Granular activated carbon will bind some trace elements and may add others. But I would not use that as a reason to not use GAC.

Chemipure is not just GAC, however. Which chemipure?

 

[edsbeaker]

GAC is associated with HLLE, but I think it is mainly the dust from it. Just rinse it off really really well before placing it in the tank.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I do not know if the GAC in that product will contribute to HLLE, but if my fish had it, I would not use that material.

I would not worry much about binding AFR components, but it may bind some of the trace elements to the GFO in that product.