Activated accident

[pufferdady]

Today while cleaning my tank I had an accident. I have a small spill filter that I use every now and then to filter the water through some carbon. I was taking it off the back of the tank and the cord caught something causing a bunch of the carbon to spill into the tank. I cleaned most of it out with the siphon but, I'm sure some of it fell down between the rocks. The good news is that here in a month or two I plan on tearing the tank apart to move some of the corals into a new 120gallon I'm setting up, and rearranging the 80 gallon that now has the carbon in it. I was wondering if there is any reason I should need to pull it apart right now to get it all out. So far I don't see any ill effects with the corals except a torch that I have had a piece land on it. I fanned the carbon off and it slimed a bit but seems ok maybe just a bad taste in it's mouth?

 

[chris&barb]

It wont hurt anything

 

[Myteemouse]

cool!
Thats good to know for the future!!

 

[matts125]

its just an annoying mess!!! I spilled like 3 cups of super small caron in my system once, it takes forever to get it all out... the only damage it will do is if it lands in or on corals and stays there it can cause tissue to die, no different than sand though...

 

[Herefishyfishy]

Yah, but if you get a load of unwashed GAC in a tank full of sps, can be a real pain.
Big clouds of black dust coating everything.

So as an opportunity on a parallel subject to remind all, wash fresh carbon until it runs clear.

 

[pufferdady]

I figured it would be ok the water runs through it anyway right lol. My torch coral had grabbed the piece and I thought he was going to eat it haha. But, I fanned it away from him and he's doing fine now, just a little slimming right after it happened. It was just one of those things that makes you go ohhhh crap, am I going to get an algae bloom or something. I guess I just needed to hear that it would be ok from some Master Reefers. Thanks for the help! This site is AWESOME!