1L package actually 536grams... Am I missing something?

[SomeHappyFish]

Bought the Aquaforest 1L carbon package at my local LFS but its actually 536grams.


1ml 1 = 1 gram?

Or

1 fl. Oz. = 28.57grams


So this 35.19 fl. Oz. package should be 1040g or aka 1L

No?

 

[D3DPrintedThingz]

The carbon sold at my LFS has no protective seal, it’s just a screw open lid. They have the rox 0.8 stuff in big plastic container. I have always wondered if anyone skims off the top, whether that be employee or customer. I mean just open it up scoop it out and back on the shelf. Can you confirm the bag hasn’t been opened ? If so then I’d contact the manufacturer rather than LFS because they wouldn’t be able to help you I don’t believe just the company itself

 

[Dipi]

Hello!

You are confounding volume and mass. 1 liter of carbon should not weight 1kg. I assume you are trying to check if you receive the amount you bought, for that you will need to pour the carbon in a 1 liter container and check if it fills it whole.

 

[Garf]

Bought the Aquaforest 1L carbon package at my local LFS but its actually 536grams.


1ml 1 = 1 gram?

Or

1 fl. Oz. = 28.57grams


So this 35.19 fl. Oz. package should be 1040g or aka 1L

No?

Activated carbon? I'm guessing if you pour it into a 1 litre jug it will be almost a litre, baring in mind all of the air gaps etc.

 

[Potatohead]

Bought the Aquaforest 1L carbon package at my local LFS but its actually 536grams.


1ml 1 = 1 gram?

Or

1 fl. Oz. = 28.57grams


So this 35.19 fl. Oz. package should be 1040g or aka 1L

No?

If it was freshwater and not carbon, yes.

 

[SomeHappyFish]

The carbon sold at my LFS has no protective seal, it’s just a screw open lid. They have the rox 0.8 stuff in big plastic container. I have always wondered if anyone skims off the top, whether that be employee or customer. I mean just open it up scoop it out and back on the shelf. Can you confirm the bag hasn’t been opened ? If so then I’d contact the manufacturer rather than LFS because they wouldn’t be able to help you I don’t believe just the company itself

Sealed bag haha

Hello!

You are confounding volume and mass. 1 liter of carbon should not weight 1kg. I assume you are trying to check if you receive the amount you bought, for that you will need to pour the carbon in a 1 liter container and check if it fills it whole.

I'm trying to figure out the "dose" amount...
So 100ml/27g I have 45g so 166.66ml.

So I should be filling my cup to 150 ish ml to have the correct amount?

Thats what I did in the end.

 

[SomeHappyFish]

Why are they selling it has 1L and not by weight? It's not a liquid.

 

[Garf]

Why are they selling it has 1L and not by weight? It's not a liquid.

If someone was selling 535 grammes at 20 quid, and another selling the same stuff but 1000 mls at 20 quid, which one would you buy?

 

[Dipi]

Sealed bag haha

I'm trying to figure out the "dose" amount...
So 100ml/27g I have 45g so 166.66ml.

So I should be filling my cup to 150 ish ml to have the correct amount?

Thats what I did in the end.

Oh, that makes much more sense.

Yes, 166.66ml is right. If it is easier for you, you can go with 90 grams, which is what the 166.66ml weights

 

[JayM]

Weigh a liter of feathers, a liter of lead and get back to us.

 

[Garf]

trying to figure out the "dose"

That really depends on what you are using it for. Is it to get rid of yellow water? That will vary between tanks, quite a bit.

 

[SomeHappyFish]

If someone was selling 535 grammes at 20 quid, and another selling the same stuff but 1000 mls at 20 quid, which one would you buy?

The 1000 mls

 

[SomeHappyFish]

That really depends on what you are using it for. Is it to get rid of yellow water? That will vary between tanks, quite a bit.

Mostly smell

 

[Garf]

Mostly smell

From a skimmer? Does the actual water in the tank whiff?