Do you run carbon in your mixed reefs to try to limit chemical warfare?

[Lebowski_]

I've been reading about softie chemical warfare, and how brutal they can apparently be, along with of course Paly/zoas. Do you run carbon to try to protect your non-softies, or would it even make a difference?

 

[i cant think]

I've been reading about softie chemical warfare, and how brutal they can apparently be, along with of course Paly/zoas. Do you run carbon to try to protect your non-softies, or would it even make a difference?

A lot of people don’t seem to have leathers/softies in mixed reefs but generally everyone I’ve seen with a mixed reef (Softies, LPS, SPS) have ran carbon and found it does great with reducing problems.

 

[Pseudoskill]

I ran carbon in a tank that I didn't have great success with (my fault, parameters weren't what I thought due to calibration issues) and my water was always so clear. I've really debated adding carbon again to my current system that's thriving, just afraid it'll suck up my nitrates or something else and cause my corals to be upset. Curious what others think

 

[rennjidk]

I ran carbon in a tank that I didn't have great success with (my fault, parameters weren't what I thought due to calibration issues) and my water was always so clear. I've really debated adding carbon again to my current system that's thriving, just afraid it'll suck up my nitrates or something else and cause my corals to be upset. Curious what others think

Carbon does not absorb nitrates.

 

[Salty_Northerner]

I ran carbon in a tank that I didn't have great success with (my fault, parameters weren't what I thought due to calibration issues) and my water was always so clear. I've really debated adding carbon again to my current system that's thriving, just afraid it'll suck up my nitrates or something else and cause my corals to be upset. Curious what others think

Carbon does not suck up your nitrates.

 

[Lebowski_]

Carbon does not suck up your nitrates.

If it did, they'd charge a lot more for it and blame demand!

 

[Salty_Northerner]

I started off using seachem Purigen and then added carbon and to be honest I didn't see a difference. I like Purigen better, pretty much does the same thing and keeps your water crystal clear, also it can be reused by following their regeneration method. The resin beads go dark in color when it's exhausted and lasts way longer than carbon.

 

[zoomonster]

I run it to clean up what it will and it keeps the water clearer and helps with any chemical warfare. I don't keep leathers but lots of shrooms, ricordia, yuma, zoas, gonipora, alveopora etc. along with LPS and nem's. A lot of fingers have been pointed at carbon causing lateral line in tangs but never been proven. If you're going to run it use something of quality for reefing. Just not something like Walmart "fish carbon". Think I'm still on a 5g bucket I bought from BRS years ago.

 

[EugeneVan]

I used very low dose of Ozone injected into my skimmer every 4 hr for 5 minutes. . So far working very well and water is crystal clear too.

 

[Lebowski_]

I started off using seachem Purigen and then added carbon and to be honest I didn't see a difference. I like Purigen better, pretty much does the same thing and keeps your water crystal clear, also it can be reused by following their regeneration method. The resin beads go dark in color when it's exhausted and lasts way longer than carbon.

I didn't know Purigen helped with this kind of issue. I wonder if it would pull Palytoxin out of the water?

@Randy Holmes-Farley would you happen to know?

 

[Evil1]

I use chemipure blue and purigen. Tank crystal clear no adverse affects

 

[Salty_Northerner]

I didn't know Purigen helped with this kind of issue. I wonder if it would pull Palytoxin out of the water?

@Randy Holmes-Farley would you happen to know?

Seachem Purigen Ultimate Filtration Media: What YOU Need to Know

SeaChem Purigen is a filtration media designed to remove dissolved and insoluble substances from water and is made of specialty adsorbent resin beads.

www.bulkreefsupply.com

 

[Salty_Northerner]

I have a few palys I have no issue with any toxins that I can tell.. all I know is my reef corals dont show any signs of stress while using it. IMHO it seems to work well with carbon. but as with anything YMMV

 

[Lebowski_]

Seachem Purigen Ultimate Filtration Media: What YOU Need to Know

SeaChem Purigen is a filtration media designed to remove dissolved and insoluble substances from water and is made of specialty adsorbent resin beads.

www.bulkreefsupply.com

I generally don't trust BRS, but it does seem like some people here have had some success with it.