How does carbon rate against other filter media?
Carbon is an excellent chemical filter media for almost all aquarium applications. It is inexpensive compared to ion resin exchange media and is easily replaced. Unless you have a specific water chamistry problem or a toxic condition in the tank, carbon is probably the best all-around filter media for chemical filtration. Top • I am upgrading a 10 gal tank to a 29 gal tank. I have four Goldfish. Would you recommend an under gravel filter for the new tank and can I also use a power filter with it? I would use both filters and we applaud you for thinking of this in advance, as both types of filters serve completely different functions and many people make the mistake of only using one or the other. Top • I have a protein skimmer and I plan on using live rock. Do I still need another filtration device? Well, this depends on how many fish you plan to keep. If you will only be keeping live corals and invertebrates, and hardly any or only a couple of small fish, a protein skimmer may be perf
