Description
Activated Carbon Filter Media 500g - 10kg
Activated carbon is an essential filter media for every aquarium and is ideal for fresh water and marine aquariums.
Carbon, or activated carbon, is a chemical filtration media and effectively eliminates odour’s, detoxifies harmful metals, purifies and softens the water.
Activated carbon works by using absorption which is the process where pollutants are trapped in the pores of the carbon (you can think of this process as a molecular-sized mechanical filter).
Carbon will dilute many of the medications people put in their tanks and reduce its efficiency, this is why you are directed to remove any carbon if you are treating your aquarium. However, once the treatment is done, carbon is very effective at removing the chemicals that your fish no longer need.
Available in the following sizes / weights:
500g (one box / one mesh media bag)
1000g (two boxes / two mesh media bags)
2500g (five boxes / five mesh media bags)
5000g (5KG) (ten boxes / ten mesh media bags)
10000g (10KG) (twenty boxes / twenty mesh media bags)
- Activated carbon chemical filtration media
- Ideal for fresh and marine aquariums
- Absorbs water pollutants for clear & healthy water
- Available in bulk quantities
- Includes a free media mesh bag per 500g purchased
Shipping Cut Off Times
- In stock orders placed before on working weekdays before 2pm will be despatched on the same working weekday.
- In stock orders placed on a Saturday before 10am will be despatched on that Saturday.
- Orders that include pre-order items will be shipped together in total once the pre-order items arrive back in stock using the delivery service chosen at checkout.
None of these cut-offs apply to palletised items, pond plants or fibreglass ponds.
SERVICE | SPEND | COST |
Packet/Courier items | ||
Royal Mail (2-3 days) | £0.00-£49.99 | £2.99 |
Royal Mail Next Day (1-2 days) | £0.00-£49.99 | £4.99 |
DPD Local Next Day (1 day) | £0.00-£49.99 | £7.99 |
DPD Local Next Day (1 day) | £50 and up | FREE |
Pallets (booked in) | aquariums / bulky items | |
Pallets Standard (3-5 days) |
- | FREE |
Pallets Express (1-2 days) |
- | £39.99 |
*EXCLUDED ITEMS | extra delivery fees apply | |
Fibreglass Ponds (booked in) | ||
Zone 1 (7-10 days) |
- | £79.99 |
Zone 2 (7-14 days) | - | £149.99 |
Zone 3 (7-21 days) | - | £249.99 |
Pond Plants (direct from grower) |
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All pond plants (3-10 days) | one-off fee regardless of order size/value | £5.99 |
Further delivery information
All delivery services are working day services and do not include delivery on Saturdays and Sundays or public holidays as standard.
Deliveries are usually Monday to Friday only, although some Royal Mail items may be delivered on weekends as standard if the service is available in your area.
Orders over £50 that are under 2kg may be sent by a Royal Mail Tracked 24 service rather than via DPD Local (depending on parcel size).
Orders over £50 delivering to non UK mainland locations may be despatched via a Royal Mail (2-3 days) service rather than an express shipping option.
Please see our full delivery information page and terms and conditions for detailed information on shipping policies and zones