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activated carbon

fritzelly · 2017-10-08 15:47:00

Bought some activated carbon online is it normal to be really dirty, not inclined to put this in the filter

08-10-2017 3:47pm

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Bought some activated carbon online
is it normal to be really dirty, not inclined to put this in the filter

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#2 09-10-2017 2:26pm

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It always needs a rinse before you use it. Fill the net and rinse it under the cold tap. Give it a final swirl in the waste water when you're doing a water change and *then* add it to your filter.

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#3 09-10-2017 6:39pm

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This stuff is running completely black no matter how much I rinse it

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