Active carbon change out

[Jeroen1975]

So I'm wondering.... how often should I change out carbon?

 

[Garf]

So I'm wondering.... how often should I change out carbon?

If you’ve got soft corals, probably quite often. I’d only use a little to clear any yellowing in other cases, personally. It’s a bit of trial and error to be honest.

 

[tzabor10]

Hopping on. I have no idea exactly when but do change it out if things change for the worse

 

[Jeroen1975]

I was told once a week but I'm stretching it out to two weeks at the moment. Skimming wet, diy chaetoreactor, all softies tank at the moment.

 

[Sophie"s mom]

I agree with Jeroen 1975, I change mine every 2 weeks.

 

[gbroadbridge]

So I'm wondering.... how often should I change out carbon?

Depends on a number of factors.

Size of the system
A bag in the sump is different to passing though a reactor.
How much you use
The amount of DOC in the aquarium.
Stocking (Softies vis LPS/SPS)

For my 90 gal system I use about 100ml in a reactor and change out every 4 weeks.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

On my softie tank which is full of leathers and other soft corals, I change it every 2 weeks.

On my main tank which is lps and sps, I change it out monthly.

 

[Jeroen1975]

Depends on a number of factors.

Size of the system
A bag in the sump is different to passing though a reactor.
How much you use
The amount of DOC in the aquarium.
Stocking (Softies vis LPS/SPS)

For my 90 gal system I use about 100ml in a reactor and change out every 4 weeks.

I use about 50 ml for a 20 gallon tank.
I stuff the bag in my nylon filtersock.

 

[kevgib67]

In 18 years of reefing I change it every 4 weeks. I’ve never had more than one leather in my tank at a time.