JT101
Member
About 2 weeks ago I had the misfortune of buying an already unseemingly ill open brain coral that suffered a "death by disintegration" over the course of some days, and it seemed to have affected my healthy one to the point that it was almost as shrunken and tiny as the day I bought it. I unceremoniously tossed the dying brain (which was 60% exposed skeleton at the time) and did three 50% water changes with NSW from the local beach, AND then after all that added 1 cup of activated carbon ("AC") in the back chamber of my AquaPod 24. Well, my "good" brain coral (as well as all my other corals, fish and inverts) looks even better than ever. I will, of course, never know if any single variable I altered here was the sole factor in "recovering" my good brain coral or if it was all of them together, but I must admit that I also like the fact that my water seems so "clear" since I put the AC in.
Now here's my questions:
1. How often does AC need to be changed?
2. Am I yanking out precious elements, minerals and such as well as dissolved organics and colorations?
3. Is AC something I should really only be using prophylactically or is it OK to use it full time from now on?
Thanks for any help!
John
Now here's my questions:
1. How often does AC need to be changed?
2. Am I yanking out precious elements, minerals and such as well as dissolved organics and colorations?
3. Is AC something I should really only be using prophylactically or is it OK to use it full time from now on?
Thanks for any help!
John