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Old 07-03-2009, 02:59 PM   #10 (permalink)
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I was told that after a certain amount of time in a tank carbon that has absorbed all it can, begins to leach the bad stuff back into the tank...is there any truth to this?
i think so. it makes sense that when it absorbs all it can, that whenever the water has less of the substance some of it would leach out of the carbon.

i have used carbon with planted tanks before, and had no issues though.
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