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    carbon for filter

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    hi guys, jus wandering if it is necessary to have carbon in the filter for planted tank. went to a lfs today and was told that carbon will absorb the liquid fertilizers. is that true? thanks

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    carbon doesn't absorb nutrients per se
    it's the chelators that stabilise the nutrients which carbon sucks up like a sponge
    as a rule of thumb, carbon in a well-stocked, well-planted tank would be exhausted in about 3~4 days

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    3 to 4 days?...with no regards to the amount of carbon used?[:0]
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    how much can you pump innn . . . .

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