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Re: Carbon & PMDD



Kevin writes:

<snip>> Also, despite 'surfing the net' until the wee small hours for a few 
nights,
>  I can't find a conclusive answer to the question 'Activated Carbon or Not'
>  in a planted tank.  What's the current consensus?
<<snip>

Carbon will adsorb some of your trace elements that you are adding for the 
plants.  Some brands are also reputed to leach phosphates.  Use it if you 
want.  I don't use it in any of my tanks unless I am attempting to remove 
medicine.  Most of my tanks are fish only, and the need for, or the efficacy 
of, carbon escapes my ken.

Bob Dixon