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jeffa
Sat Jun 27, 2009, 01:31 PM
Hi

Is it a good idea to use activated carbon in your aging barrel water? or will the prime not do its job?

Jef
ILLUSN
Sat Jun 27, 2009, 02:22 PM
i use both god only knows whats in the tap water.
swingn
Mon Jun 29, 2009, 03:50 AM
Wow, learn something new everyday :)

Doesn't the water need to flow through the carbon to work efficiently?
DiscusDave
Mon Jun 29, 2009, 04:31 AM
You'd need some sort of water circulation so that new water is constantly coming into contact with the carbon, but an air stone or heater should suffice.
Graham
Mon Jun 29, 2009, 01:40 PM
It will work with a passive absorpion from the circulation of a heater or an air stone but for AC to work efficiently the water should flow or be pumped through it.
ILLUSN
Tue Jun 30, 2009, 12:45 AM
i fill 2 large air driven box filtters with carbon and just let them bubble away for 24hrs, does the trick :)
Graham
Tue Jun 30, 2009, 01:44 AM
Thats pumping it through, no different than a $2 box filter from 40 years ago :wink: