Re: Phosphates and Carbon

["Darrell Roze" <roze at excaliber_commerce.ubc.ca>]

Chris,

Activated carbon does not remove phosphate from water.  

I believe that the whole idea behind the activated carbon replacement 
products, is that all activated carbon leaches some phosphate into 
the water.  Since this is a concern, especially with reef tanks, some 
advertisements for activated carbon list the phosphate content.  I 
guess the higher quality activated carbon only leaches a very small 
amount.

>Date: Mon, 3 Nov 1997 11:20:17 -0600 (CST)
>From: Chris Kirkpatrick <chrisk at casbah_acns.nwu.edu>
>Subject: Phosphates and Carbon

> Does regular activated carbon remove
>phosphates?  I'm considering using other media, but it looks very
>expensive to use regularly.

Darrell Roze

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University of British Columbia
2053 Main Mall, Vancouver, B.C.     V6T 1Z2

Phone: (604)822-8289      Fax(604)822-8468

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