Sps and rox .8 carbon

[Scorpius]

The problem comes when you haven't run carbon for a long time and then when you do your coral get more light since the water is clearer and you can strip the water of too much doc's.

 

[mtraylor]

I run this stuff in a reactor and its great. SPS have never had an issue with it. I also run a uv sterilizer on my aquarium. So water is really clear. This stuff rinses real quick and last for a long time in a reactor.

 

[Rakie]

Yep, something can always have an effect on someone one way or another. Our hobby is pretty much completely open ended. Hence my signature.

 

[mtraylor]

I run about 4 cups or more in a reactor and change every month.

 

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The problem comes when you haven't run carbon for a long time and then when you do your coral get more light since the water is clearer and you can strip the water of too much doc's.

This! This is what happened to me.

 

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Just an update to this thread. I have been again running Rox Carbon. I’m not making the mistake I did originally. I now run less than a half of cup on a 140 gallon water volume system.

I made the mistake last time of running over a cup on my system that I hadn’t run Carbon in for awhile. That is something you should avoid.

I am very happy with it now. Thanks all.

 

[CoralWealth]

I am thinking of starting to run Rox so I am going to follow along and would like to see any updates if people have them on if theyre still running it and how their SPS are doing

 

[Scorpius]

I am thinking of starting to run Rox so I am going to follow along and would like to see any updates if people have them on if theyre still running it and how their SPS are doing

I'm running 2 tbls of rox carbon. 70 gal total system. Lots of Acro's. No issues running this small amount.

 

[pdiehm]

1/2c ROX ina spectra pure dual reactor (the gfo portion is not being used) so it’s essentially a single reactor with the outflow dialed back to about 1/2.

Change out about once a month, every 6 weeks.

 

[bif24701]

I’ve got a 5 gallon bucket of ROX, been using for years. It’s VERY effective so don’t use more than half the BRS recommended amount and change every 2-3 weeks for best results.

 

[bif24701]

1/2c ROX ina spectra pure dual reactor (the gfo portion is not being used) so it’s essentially a single reactor with the outflow dialed back to about 1/2.

Change out about once a month, every 6 weeks.

Put some filter floss in the GFO chamber, it will prevent the ROX from clogging prematurely.

 

[Stickboy15]

just added some rox .8 carbon today as a little experiment with sps

 

[Graffiti Spot]

I am going back to running some rox, nutrients are higher and I would like a little more light to get through the water. I am definitely going to start slow. When my system was used to running it and was low nutrient I could run a lot of this at once but I have always used a mesh bag and not a reactor. Reactors are good for the larger carbons but I could never run this stuff in a reactor without making a mess.

 

[CoralWealth]

thinking about running a small about of rox in my reactor that I just have sitting idle, because I can see my water is getting a little yellow/green tint to it.

I am thinking of starting at around 1/2 cup for around 250 gallons of water.

 

[mtraylor]

No problem

 

[x2uranium]

Yep Cody it will clear your water up with in about two hours lol

 

[mtraylor]

I run a couple cups of it on my 255 and change out about once a month