Hello im a dutch reefster and after a depressing time of my life i want to give my reef tank the tlc she deserves.
For start I want to use active carbon and rowaphos because i have phosfates in my tank and carbon never hurts.
Im looking at the active carbon and im like uh :
pond active carbon 5l at 22.95 euro ( for fresh water ponds )
superfish active carbon 10l at 42,54 euro ( the budget line for freshwater tanks in the netherlands )
and then you get to the prices of the saltwater active carbon and im like uh..... ?
rowa carbon 5l at 44.95 euro
aquaforest carbon 5l at 48 euro
is it a easy money grab, because i dont really like to overspend my money on something i need to trow out every couple of days weeks ?
i dont have a money tree and if i can have the same result at 22 euro instead of 45 for the same item.
What is your opinion on this matter, what do you use and what should i buy.
I dont have expensive corals, just some soft corals and green bubble tips, the tank itself is around 350/400l
it has 5 fish 2 hermet crabs and tons and tons of snails ( i should really start removing those bij 50% )
The only thing i will add is some typ of fish are shrimp/snail to eat my aptasia.
i know i can dunk the carbon in a net in the sump, but rowaphos needs a reactor, i need a easy clean looking reactor like aquamedic or nyos ( thats the typ or reactor i like )anybody has some tips on that aswell for me ? ( the carbon can be in the reactor aswell if i get a dubble chamber one )
Thank you in advance
For start I want to use active carbon and rowaphos because i have phosfates in my tank and carbon never hurts.
Im looking at the active carbon and im like uh :
pond active carbon 5l at 22.95 euro ( for fresh water ponds )
superfish active carbon 10l at 42,54 euro ( the budget line for freshwater tanks in the netherlands )
and then you get to the prices of the saltwater active carbon and im like uh..... ?
rowa carbon 5l at 44.95 euro
aquaforest carbon 5l at 48 euro
is it a easy money grab, because i dont really like to overspend my money on something i need to trow out every couple of days weeks ?
i dont have a money tree and if i can have the same result at 22 euro instead of 45 for the same item.
What is your opinion on this matter, what do you use and what should i buy.
I dont have expensive corals, just some soft corals and green bubble tips, the tank itself is around 350/400l
it has 5 fish 2 hermet crabs and tons and tons of snails ( i should really start removing those bij 50% )
The only thing i will add is some typ of fish are shrimp/snail to eat my aptasia.
i know i can dunk the carbon in a net in the sump, but rowaphos needs a reactor, i need a easy clean looking reactor like aquamedic or nyos ( thats the typ or reactor i like )anybody has some tips on that aswell for me ? ( the carbon can be in the reactor aswell if i get a dubble chamber one )
Thank you in advance