activated bone charcoal

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  1. nuisance

    nuisance Astrea Snail

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    will activated bone charcoal kill coral in marine tank?
     
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  2. DBOSHIBBY

    DBOSHIBBY Sleeper Shark

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    huh?
     
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  3. crappyballer

    crappyballer Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    well i've never heard of it, how does it differ from regular lab grade activated carbon?
     
    crappyballer, Aug 7, 2010
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  4. nuisance

    nuisance Astrea Snail

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    Not quit sure about the difference. I have trusted it but after adding it my mushrooms closed and did not want to open again (however they did not change color), even after I removed the charcoal from the tank. Expensive mistake!
     
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  5. sostoudt

    sostoudt Giant Squid

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    bone charcoal is high in phosphate and it affects alkalinity, other then that its ok.
     
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  6. Telgar

    Telgar Snowflake Eel

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    it may take a few more days for the mushroom to recover
     
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  7. ZachB

    ZachB Giant Squid

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    Sounds like it's not OK as charcoal should not be high in phosphate or effect alk.
     
    ZachB, Aug 8, 2010
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  8. sostoudt

    sostoudt Giant Squid

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    like I said other then that its ok;)
     
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  9. reiee

    reiee Plankton

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    hi,
    really the information you had given about bones are very beneficial and useful for me and other's also.
     
    reiee, Aug 18, 2010
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