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I used to run carbon/gfo on my tank long time ago but not since I moved a year ago. So I added it back last weekend and on a 2nd day water became cloudy, corals are stressed and my peppermint shrimp died.
I prewashed carbon/gfo and let it sit in a bucket of RO water for several hours with pump running.
What could go wrong? Or is it just a coincidence? I don't remember changing anything else.
Strange. Did any get loose in your tank?
^ I assume you used new carbon/GFO?
I've done numerous carbon/ GFO changes and never a problem. it's a mystery to me considering you prerinsed it. Is there anything that could have contaminated it? Maybe too many nutrients were removed/ stripped from the tank causing the stressing of corals, but that's just a theory.
Too much carbon can raise ph to possibly unsafe levels
Interesting.
New carbon/gfo from a half used box.
It was in my sump, and I use BRS reactor for it.
How are your parms?
Could just be a coincidence, but check against RHF's article from a while back?
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-11/rhf/index.php
I didnt know GFO had so many side effects, I bet that was it.
Did you put in too much?
Mike