Don't laugh....How do you run carbon?

[SECTER1]

My tank has a bunch of stuff floating around in it and does not have that clear look to it...not to crazy bad but not like other tanks I have seen. I read that running carbon can help out..what is that exactly?

[kjsreef]

Activated carbon (you can pick it up locally, go with a high quality brand like Kent or Black Diamond) and you run put it in a bag in your sump, run it in a phosban reactor, basically anyway that you can run water through (best) or past (next best) it is the way to go.

[SECTER1]

I don't have a sump or a phosban reactor...all I have is a HOB skimmer. will that work?

[DaChrisDude]

Most likely not. Most likely it would block/hinder the skimmer's performance. You can always get a cheap used HOB powerfilter and stick a bag or two of carbon in that.

[coral diver]

How about a HOB filter

[SECTER1]

Right on..thanks guys!

[wsonner]

I THINK that carbon provides chemical filtration mostly and it sounds like what you need is more of a mechanical filter. If you picked up a cannister filter you could put carbon in it and get the benefit of both but I wouldn't run it all the time.

[Squidward]

i have a backpack cpr2 skimmer removed the bio bale and in its place put my reef carbon and phosphate sponge in works great and doesnt mess with out flow.... placed under pipe outlet,....also i run carbon all the time (.)(.)
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[pk-sd]

You can also look into Purigen, its lot cheaper than carbon in log run.

http://www.seachem.com/products/prod...s/Purigen.html