Using Carbon in an SPS tank...
 

What are peoples thought's on using carbon in an SPS reef tank, I have read it can remove trace elements etc...
But my tank was starting to get a yellow tint last week so I added about 500ml on friday night and now the water is crystal clear again, I know after the carbon is exhausted it will release back into the system. What I was wondering is, should I keep it in for a week or two or just pull it out now that it has done what I wanted it to do?
As well if I do pull it and decide to use it for a few days every month, is it OK to let it sit out dry in a zip lock bag?

Many if not ALL the boy boys with SPS tanks on here run carbon.

I use carbon in my tank 24/7. Every 6 weeks or so I change it out for new stuff

And big girls too :biggrin: And by big boys / girls I mean the ones that I wish my tank looked half as good as there's.

Down the Drain, Exports from Reef Aquaria by Ronald L. Shimek, Ph.D. - Reefkeeping.com

I found the first few paragraphs in this article to be a real eye opener. I do not think the article is about carbon usage. But I know other then absorbing organic compounds, carbons other job is to absorb heavy metals. I will be starting Carbon ASAP. I realize this might be where some of my problems come from in keeping any SPS other then montipora until now.

Thanks for the replys everyone, and thanks for the read pitopharmer. I may just be making a change to my husbandry.

How big is your tank? 500ml is a lot of carbon, unless you have a very big tank.

Same here but I do the change once a month.

Carbon.

Have never, and will never, run a tank without it.

Or if you use cheap carbon.

Better grade carbons use much less.