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If you mix activated carbon with aquarium gravel and use a below gravel filter to pull water over the activated carbon will it remove ammonia from the aquarium?
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All you would be doing is storing poisons in the tank for release later if there is a power out. This would result in death to the whole population in the tank. Most experienced aquarists believe that poisons should be collected and treated outside the tank in a properly cycled filter where the Ammonia is converted biologically into harmless Nitrate.
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Do you need a filter with algae fish?
Yes and always make sure the filter is good and that the tank is clean. A filter does more than help in keeping algae out. It removes large and small debris, may have activated carbon to remove toxic chemicals and if designed right will be a place for your bacteria to colonize to remove ammonia and nitrites. it also helps to aerate your aquarium.
How do you bring down ammonia level of water?
You need to get a water pump and filter for the aquarium at a pet store.
Specific gravity of granular activated carbon filter media?
approximately 1.40
How do you freshen a fish tank?
If you mean the smell, you can use carbon in your filter. You can get aquarium carbon from an online retailer such as www.bigalsonline.com
How long after you use no more algae can you put back carbon filter in aquarium?
24 hours and do a water change
Does the water that passes through an activated carbon filter have a tint of black and is it safe to drink?
The first load of water that passes through an activated carbon filter may contain some carbon dust (which will give it a tint of black). You are normally advised to flush the filter through once or twice and discard these first flushings. You will find that after this the water comes through clear. I am sure the carbon will not harm you but just to be safe discard the tinted water.
What is the benefit of having a carbon component in a water filter?
Activated carbon draws heavy metals (such as iron, copper, and lead) and minerals (such as calcium and lime) out of water.
How do you get activated charcoal?
The best place to buy all kinds of activated carbon/charcoal products (over 150) is www.BuyActivatedCharcoal.com
Do you need to change the water in a fish pond?
Water pump does nothing for the aquarium. Aquarium filter on the other hand, does biological filtration for the tank. You need to understand the natural behind having a filter in the tank. It is for nitrogen cycle. Fish produce ammonia as waste, and some beneficial bacteria feed on ammonia will colonize the filter media. They convert ammonia into nitrite, then convert nitrite into nitrate. Ammonia and nitrite are both toxic. Nitrate is relatively harmless at low concentration, yet it can crash the PH and lower fish immune system if the concentration is too high. For a well maintained aquarium, we do partial water change of 30~50% once a week in order to keep nitrate in check, as well as to restore water buffer and minerals. To understand this better, you need to learn more about aquarium nitrogen cycle.
What is a filter carbon for a fish tank?
A carbon filter is a good idea in any fish tank as it helps to keep the water oxygenated for the fish. You can get one at any pet store which sells aquarium supplies. An example of a store that may be found in many cities is Tisol. They generally carry a good supply of all aquarium products including carbon filters.
Where carbon chip used?
If you are referring to carbon for an aquarium, it would be used in the filter, but you don't need it unless you are removing medicine from the tank water after treatment; it's an unnecessary item
Preparation of penicillin by submerged culture method?
The penicillium is grown in a broth of corn steep liquor, lactose, and calciumcarbonate. Filter the broth through a qualitative paper filter to remove the pencillium. Add activated carbon to absorb the pencillin (allow carbon to soak for 15min). remove carbon via filter and place in acetate.
