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emc7 · 03-20-2008, 07:23 PM

It will slow cycling to remove any media from the filter (carbon is media) but it won't halt it. Cut open the cartridge, dump the carbon out, and put it back. Carbon has a bad habit of taking out the meds before they do any good.

03-20-2008, 07:23 PM	#3
emc7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Johns Creek, GA Posts: 3,302	It will slow cycling to remove any media from the filter (carbon is media) but it won't halt it. Cut open the cartridge, dump the carbon out, and put it back. Carbon has a bad habit of taking out the meds before they do any good.