when to use carbon filtering

[TomFromStLouis]

I have an Eheim 2026 canister filter on my newly set up 75 gallon and it came with these thin carbon pads to put in the top of the filter. I remember reading about what carbon does in the filtering process and cannot find or remember the specifics.

I have not been using the carbon yet. Can someone remind me why I should use them or when?

 

[Tyler718]

You are going to get two variety of answers. Some people will say always use carbon and others will say you only need it to remove meds. This is always a big debate.

I myself only use carbon to remove meds after treating a tank. I used to use it all the time. After reading alot of the threads about it, I decided that I didn't need to use carbon. That was almost a year ago with no problems.

I would suggest doing a search on this topic. There is a lot of threads on this.

 

[djlen]

My vote.....to clear meds.....period.
Len

 

[125gJoe]

Originally posted by djlen
My vote.....to clear meds.....period.
Len

I agree.