Aquarium charcoal carbon BULK

[bernokarl]

Can this be bought in balk and be used in a home aquarium ?

Possibly at home depot or a watter treatment place that deals with houses using well watter or something along those lines .

[linuxrulesusa]

For what it's worth I've never run carbon in my aquariums for the past nearly two years.  I think it's helpful for getting meds out of the water column and not much else.  I think you'd save money and hassle not using it.

[Ron]

Carbon is useful for getting any organics out of the water, so if you have normally stained water it might be worth running all the time.

Personally, I don't run it and have a bag on hand for use only after using a medication. I think I've had the same 1lb bag for at least 12 years now.

I do suspect it's cheaper in bulk than if you buy it in a bag with a picture of fish on it. So long as you get 100% carbon that isn't treated in any way, you should be alright. Might want to test it  for the first time on some less expensive fish just in case.

[bernokarl]

I have read me some literature and now I'm completely on the fence  , However I will continue to use the carbon simply based on the fact of the odor removing capabilities . I find by my own research and development that it dose help remove odor IMO .

It is very controversial subject ...

So Anybody buy carbon In bulk and where ?