Which carbon is everyone using?

NeveSSL · Mar 22, 2014

Hi all,

Thinking about ordering some carbon soon and was wondering what you guys use and like? Is the ROX carbon worth the extra cost?

Brandon

JVI90gREEF · Mar 22, 2014

I use ROX, love it!

NeveSSL · Mar 22, 2014

Awesome. Why rox? Have you tried and/or compared anything else?

Brandon

thejoshdavis · Mar 22, 2014

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I have large particle and small particle. I mix it 50/50.

NeveSSL · Mar 22, 2014

Awesome. Why do you mix the sizes?

Brandon

JVI90gREEF · Mar 22, 2014

I use ROX because of it's broad range of pores, which means no water impurity is safe!!!

thejoshdavis · Mar 22, 2014

For science?

DSP · Mar 22, 2014

Idk if you consider it carbon but I use Chemipure, Rox 8 is the best though.

thejoshdavis · Mar 22, 2014

NeveSSL said:
Awesome. Why do you mix the sizes?

Brandon

Just to equally use each type. We have 10lbs. Could take a while to go through each.

JVI90gREEF · Mar 22, 2014

Chemipure Elite is good stuff as well!!! It has GFO in it!

DSP · Mar 22, 2014

JVI90gREEF said:
Chemipure Elite is good stuff as well!!! It has GFO in it!

It is good! But I stopped buying the elite after randy ran test on it and said how well the gfo really works and last, Just isn't worth the extra money for the elite imo.

Tennsquire · Mar 22, 2014

I've used Seachem carbon for years.

Tylermacdonald15 · Mar 22, 2014

The brs premium carbon

JustinC · Mar 22, 2014

Been using the rox as well. Seems to do a good job

palvyre · Mar 22, 2014

Using the pellets from Petco.

bknapp · Mar 22, 2014

BRS Rox .08

fishdoc11 · Mar 22, 2014

I used Marineland black diamond for years with good success. I bought some BRS ROX for this time around to try. Interesting test with carbon is to let some soak in RO/DI water for a day or so and test the phosphate. Eye opening with some.

Dowtish · Mar 23, 2014

Rox for me. Its the cleanest out of the container and doesnt require near the amount of rinsing other types do. It is small and messy but I just put it in a media bag in the reactor to avoid dealing with it getting into the sump, and having to deal with the mess of changing it out in the reactor.

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