GINGER CARBON

Although carbon quality tests are done frequently at ginger, we have been using the same type and grade of carbon for the pas 25 years. We could purchase other types, or grades, and save up to 45% of our carbon cost and out customers might never visually notice any difference! We could!

During this past 25 year period, we have tested dozens of different carbon types and grades from all of the main carbon producers known to us. The carbons we test include all of the carbons used by out major competitors who package carbons for aquarium use. In their dry unwashed form, none of these carbons tested could measure up to the filtration value of the carbon we use. Very simply: if a better carbon was available, we would be using it!

PRE-WASHED CARBON VS. AIR-VACUMMED CARBON

All of out major carbon competitors pre-wash their carbons. As Ginger, we air-vacuum our carbon before packaging it or using the carbon in our filter cartridges. This processing difference is one of the reasons Ginger carbon is so much lighter than out competitors'. It is, also, one of the reasons that Ginger carbon performs so much better than out competitors'!

A good grade of dry, highly activated carbon, will be very active when it is first introduced to the aquarium water. It will, initially, absorb a large amount of pollutants and toxic gases over a very short period of time. After this initial burst of activity, the carbon will attract pollutants and toxic gases at a much slower pace until its absorption and adsorption capacity has been exhausted. at this point, the carbon is virtually useless!

When a carbon is being pre-washed, it is absorbing and adsorbing whatever chemicals, pollutants and gases are contained in the wash water, and, it is doing this at a very fast pace! After the carbon is pre-washed and dried, its weight is increased by over 100%! This weight increase is added moisture and whatever contaminants that might have been absorbed / adsorbed from the wash water. ARE YOU BUYING "USED" CARBON?