Question about BRS Carbon filter

[ichthyogeek]

BRS Universal Carbon Block Filter - 1 Micron

Why does BRS recommend this? We spent a ton of time researching and testing to find the best carbon block available while still being reasonable when it comes to price. There are other filters that work well however do not last as long. By simply just looking down the center of the carbon block...

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I'm trying to figure out what the "Chlorines 35 000 @ 1 GPM" and "Chloramines 3 500 @ 0.5 GPM" stand for....what exactly does this mean? what does the 35,000 mean? and the GPM?

 

[daybreaksky]

35000 means total gallons this can treat, and GPM is at what max gallons per minute rating it is affective I believe. So it's lifetime of the filter.
basically it can remove chlorine from 35000 gallons of water but if you push more than 1g/minute through it, more chlorine will slip by the carbon and won't get bound to it, making it a bit less effective at treating the water.
Edit: added better explanation

 

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BRS Universal Carbon Block Filter - 1 Micron

Why does BRS recommend this? We spent a ton of time researching and testing to find the best carbon block available while still being reasonable when it comes to price. There are other filters that work well however do not last as long. By simply just looking down the center of the carbon block...

www.bulkreefsupply.com

I'm trying to figure out what the "Chlorines 35 000 @ 1 GPM" and "Chloramines 3 500 @ 0.5 GPM" stand for....what exactly does this mean? what does the 35,000 mean? and the GPM?

daybreaksky did a good job of summarizing what that rating means. Ultimately, it'll always depend on your source water supply to a certain degree, but those are the ratings provided by our carbon block manufacturer. That said, if you wanted more of a "real world" example of what this looks like, check out Randy's investigates VIDEO that discusses chloramines and the performance of various carbon blocks (the universal block included). You'll also get to see what we determine to be the failure point of each carbon block in that video