[species8472uk1]

i just brought a new set up and i have found a bag of little black thing?

what do you think tthey are?

they look alittle like flints from a clipper lighter?

and if i touch them they turn me hand black like charccol

??

 

[RBP dude]

it could be carbon???????????????????????????

 

[compton ass steve]

im gonna have to go with carbon..if yours setup came with a filter and filter media, it is used for that to put carbon back into the water.

 

[species8472uk1]

THE SET UP JUST CAME WITH A UNDERGRAVAL FILTER

AM I SUPPOSED TO PUT SOME CARBON INTO THE WATER?

ooops caps soory

 

[sasquach]

it'll be carbon it helps the water go clearer apparantly

 

[species8472uk1]

shall i add a bit to the tank..?

how much how often...just pt it in do i?

cheers all

 

[mrodge]

i think it goes somewher in the filter

 

[rbp 4 135]

wouldnt use it unless you have a power filter ie H.O.B. hang on back or canister. as for the ugf do you pland to use that for ranas. i hate to knock peeps setups but it is not recomended ranas produce to much waste and youll end up with one mess of a clogged filter.

 

[RhomZilla]

Active Carbon is usefull in helping cleanse ammonia, chlorine, and clarity of the tank. They're considered as bio media which you add to your filters or substrate. DONT add it inside to the tank, after awhile carbon looses its purpose and will have to be replaced again, so you dont really want hundreds of carbon particles mixed in with your gravel/sand.

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