Using Carbon in an SPS tank...

[paddyob]

Originally Posted by pshea

Correct, my water started getting a yellowish tint to it...

Ah... Missed that.

Strange... At 25% water change a week and still yellowing. Try cutting back on feeding perhaps. Reduce waste.

[Reefer Rob]

Or run carbon

[pshea]

Originally Posted by paddyob

Ah... Missed that.

Strange... At 25% water change a week and still yellowing. Try cutting back on feeding perhaps. Reduce waste.

I think this is just something that would happen over time, if carbon is not used perhaps, as I was feeding a mixture of mysis and brine everyother evening, than a 2" x 2" sheet of seaweed on the off night.

[wickedfrags]

with a properly sized protein skimmer there is really no need for running carbon

that being said, in the event something "occurs" in your tank....such as the death of something, the presence of carbon can assist with this aspect.