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Old 05-20-2008, 11:03 PM   #1
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This seems like a really great a deal:

http://cgi.ebay.com/27-Lbs-5Gal-Prem...742.m153.l1262

but what I'm wondering is that even though it is listed under aquarium fish cleaning and water treatments....would it be safe and affective to actually use on a reef tank?
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Old 05-20-2008, 11:46 PM   #2
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I wouldn't get that particular carbon.Go to bulkreefsupply.com and check out their carbon.
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that looks to me like a bucket of ROX 0.8 lignite carbon, its a good carbon with good macro pore size and low soluble ash. its iodine number is a little lower than some other carbons but not bad.
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that looks to me like a bucket of ROX 0.8 lignite carbon, its a good carbon with good macro pore size and low soluble ash. its iodine number is a little lower than some other carbons but not bad.
so would you say it is ok to use with my fish tank?
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Old 05-21-2008, 06:17 PM   #5
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so would you say it is ok to use with my fish tank?
if it is ROX 0.8 yes it should be fine to use. lignite carbons arent my favorite because they tend to have a shorter lifespan and more soluble ash leading to some heavy metal leaching but compared to cheap carbon its about 5 steps up.
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Old 05-21-2008, 07:57 PM   #7
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I wasn't really planning to until I got enough replies on here to see if it's ok. Plus I looked at bulkreefsupply.com and it seems like it's the same carbon but I might be wrong
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Why gamble your reef on 29.99 plus 18.95 shipping?
I have to agree. might as well buy one with a lable so you know what your getting.
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I wouldnt risk it.
Rox is indeed very good, maybe you can wait until the next bulkreefsupply group buy
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Got my 5 gal bucket from bulkreefsupply also... I would try it...
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