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Old 09-22-2012, 01:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Cal_stir View Post
I thought carbon was not to be tumbled as it grinds it up, I pack my carbon between sponges to keep it stationary.
I soft boil my gfo just enough to keep it moving throughout the reactor.
+1 ... I am under the impression that tumbling carbon erodes it which releases carbon dust into the tank. I have read some primary literature that showed the carbon dust can cause a disease in some species of fish. I have always fixed my carbon in place (ie inside a bag or between sponges) and fluidized my GFO at a light tumble.
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