Where is the best place to get bulk carbon?

[Frenchie]

Im running sps and lps in my 220 gallon so Im starting to go through alot of carbon. Where is the cheapest place to get good quality carbon in bulk?

[Powertec]

Bulk Reef Supply

[mseepman]

X2 - BRS has great stuff. Best place to get Phosphate remover too.

[Frenchie]

Does it cost alot to ship a 5 gal pail to Canada?

[mseepman]

BRS ships all Canada shipments on Fridays so you pay no duty. If you log onto their site, it will quote you on shipping.

Given that you are in Calgary, I would think that you could get a group order going and help pay for that shipping bill.

[i have crabs]

you can get some fairly big sizes of carbon from jl also,i had no complaints with it, but im gonna order from bulk reef supply this time.

[Frenchie]

Let me know when you are going to order. Maybe we can split shipping.

[MikeP]

X2 - BRS has great stuff. Best place to get Phosphate remover too.

I'm in for some GFO phosphate remover if you want to look at a group buy.

LMK

[Frenchie]

Does anyone have any expierience with doing a group buy? How do you set it up with BRS?

[Frenchie]

Looks like the shipping will still be alot for a 5 gal pail. Any local retailers that have similar prices?

[i have crabs]

im possibly making an order tonight or tomorrow, i wasn't really planning on making a group buy or anything but if you want something send me a pm and ill check how much the shipping goes up and all that fun stuff.

[whatcaneyedo]

If you buy 44 lbs of Kent Reef Carbon from J&L it comes to $6.51 per pound. Liginite Carbon from Bulk Reef Supply comes to $8.45 per pound and ROX comes to $15.35 per pound... give or take depending on the exchange rate for a 45 lbs purchase from them. So are these other options really worth it over the Kent stuff?

[Snaz]

Back when I was running lots of carbon pellets on my fresh water 20 years ago I would take my used carbon and cook it in a BBQ for an hour as hot as I could make it. After cooling it seemed good as new.