Carbon to remove medication

[Cjbear087]

Got a few questions to do with carbon and removing meds.

1. How long will it take for the carbon to suck out all the meds after adding it to the water?

2. If I bought the lift tube of my sponge filter very close to the top of the tank and let the carbon float just above it, would it be enough flow for the carbon to work and draw the meds out?

[jwcarlson]

Just change a bunch of water.

[Cjbear087]

On 7/3/2024 at 7:57 PM, jwcarlson said:

Just change a bunch of water.

I was gonna do that anyway but use the carbon aswell so would what I was planning work?

[face]

Different carbon will absorb At different rates with something you can’t see you will never know for sure but as long as there’s some water moving through it it will work i would do small bags and change them every few days for a couple weeks if you really want to make sure 

Edited July 3 by face

[Cjbear087]

On 7/3/2024 at 8:25 PM, face said:

Different carbon will absorb At different rates with something you can’t see you will never know for sure but as long as there’s some water moving through it it will work as do small bags and change them every few days for a couple weeks if you really want to make sure 

Yeah there should be a decent amount of water moving through it, thanks

[jwcarlson]

On 7/3/2024 at 2:01 PM, Cjbear087 said:

I was gonna do that anyway but use the carbon aswell so would what I was planning work?

I see no reason to do both.  

[Pepere]

I use Lee’s triple flow box filters and add carbon in mesh bags in them to pull residual meds after doing a 50% water change.