Does Carbon Need To Stay Wet?

[DarkEntity]

To be honest, the price carbon is i would use it to remove the meds, tannin or what ever then just bin it. If you need more just buy some new stuff.

 

[raptorrex]

To be honest, the price carbon is i would use it to remove the meds, tannin or what ever then just bin it. If you need more just buy some new stuff.

More good advice!

 

[littlelegs]

Is it expensive?? If not then just buy some new.

 

[PaPeRo]

Why don't people actually try and answer the question instead of saying stupid things that don't even pertain to the question?

I'd like to know the answer to the question too since I have a 1 week old carbon that I removed to add medications. So can this dried out 1 week old carbon still be used to remove medication??? Yes or No will do.

the reason you don't get a straight answer is the experienced members of the forum do not use carbon!!!!!!!!!with the exception of med removal. in which case it is used and thrown away.

Some experienced members do use carbon, to remove chemicals introduced into the tank from the air.

Stuff like cigarette smoke, perfume, deoderents, etc

 

[nmonks]

The thing with carbon is you don't need it. The main reason for the sale of carbon in aquarium shops is to extract hard-earned cash from unsuspecting aquarists. In most aquaria, most of the time, it is completely pointless, just like tonic salt.

I've expounded at length about carbon (a.k.a. activated charcoal) on this Beginners' Questions topic about filter media.

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=139488

The point about baking used carbon is you essentially carbonise the organic compounds, turning them into carbon and driving off everything else. (Think: burnt toast.) But to do so takes time and money, so why bother when the carbon itself is useless in the average aquarium.

Replace it with something more useful, like filter wool (to remove silt) or some decent ceramic media (for biological filtration).

Cheers,

Neale

 

[raptorrex]

Why don't people actually try and answer the question instead of saying stupid things that don't even pertain to the question?

I'd like to know the answer to the question too since I have a 1 week old carbon that I removed to add medications. So can this dried out 1 week old carbon still be used to remove medication??? Yes or No will do.

the reason you don't get a straight answer is the experienced members of the forum do not use carbon!!!!!!!!!with the exception of med removal. in which case it is used and thrown away.

Some experienced members do use carbon, to remove chemicals introduced into the tank from the air.

Stuff like cigarette smoke, perfume, deoderents, etc

my error i should of said most/many!!!!!! though finding one has taken some time. lol Err and those who don't keep turning up!

 

[xoedusk]

Thank you all for your replies. Very appreciated, all of them. Clears up a few things (ignore the unintentional pun).