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NursePlaty · 07-02-2010, 10:46 AM

I used it for quite a while because I believed its what makes my tank crystal clear. I now dont use it at all and my tank is still crystal clear.

But since its good at removing meds, odor and color. I use it for those reasons but I have never had the reason to yet.. so it still sits in my cupboard just in case it is needed.

I think it last a couple weeks before it starts releasing contaminates back in the tank.

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NursePlaty Queen Platy NursePlaty's Photo Gallery Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 932 Name: Annie Pham Location: Dallas Ft Worth, Texas Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Welcome to Aquarium Forum" 266 Times Said "Thanks" 41 Times Was Thanked 186 Times in 180 Posts	Re: Activated Carbon I used it for quite a while because I believed its what makes my tank crystal clear. I now dont use it at all and my tank is still crystal clear. But since its good at removing meds, odor and color. I use it for those reasons but I have never had the reason to yet.. so it still sits in my cupboard just in case it is needed. I think it last a couple weeks before it starts releasing contaminates back in the tank. __________________ 55gallon Light - 6500K CFL, 23wattsx5 5hr/day Substrate - Red Mexican Clay, Sphagnum Peat moss, Eco-Complete Misc- Pressurized CO2, EI Dose KNO3, KH2PO4, CSM-B Plants -Limnophila Aromatica, Stargrass, Dwarf Hair Grass, Christmas Moss, Baby Tears (HM), Dwarf Baby Tears(HC), Rotala Rotundifolia, Ludwigia Glandulosa, Riccia Fluitans