IceCap Granular Activated Carbon Filter Media

Keep your aquarium water crystal clear with IceCap Granular Activated Carbon Filter Media. Designed for both freshwater and saltwater aquariums, this high-quality activated carbon helps remove dissolved organics, odors, discoloration, medications, and impurities that can impact overall water quality and aquarium health.

Whether you're running a reef tank, freshwater community aquarium, African cichlid setup, planted tank, turtle tank, or pond system, activated carbon is one of the most important forms of chemical filtration for maintaining clean and stable water conditions.

What Does Activated Carbon Do?

Activated carbon works by adsorbing dissolved contaminants from aquarium water.

It helps remove:

• Yellowing compounds
• Odors
• Organic waste
• Medication residue
• Toxins
• Water discoloration
• Pollutants released by corals and livestock

Cleaner water not only improves the appearance of your aquarium, but also helps improve overall water quality and light penetration.

Why Water Clarity Matters

Many hobbyists focus only on ammonia, nitrate, and phosphate, but dissolved organics can slowly build up over time even in stable aquariums.

This can lead to:

• Yellow tinted water
• Reduced light penetration
• Unpleasant odors
• Reduced coral coloration
• Lower water quality

In reef aquariums especially, cleaner water allows your lighting system to penetrate deeper into the aquarium, helping corals receive more usable light energy. Activated carbon can also help remove toxins released during coral chemical warfare.

Stable and clean water is one of the foundations of a healthy aquarium.

Why Choose IceCap Activated Carbon?

IceCap Granular Activated Carbon is designed for efficient chemical filtration while remaining easy to use in a variety of aquarium filtration systems.

Features

• Premium granular activated carbon
• Helps produce crystal clear water
• Removes odors and discoloration
• Suitable for freshwater and saltwater aquariums
• Helps remove medication residue after treatment
• Ideal for reef tanks and fish-only systems
• Works in reactors, media bags, sumps, and canister filters
• Easy to rinse and use

How To Use

1. Rinse the carbon lightly before use.
2. Place the media into:
   • Media reactor
   • Media bag
   • Canister filter
   • Sump filtration chamber
3. Position in an area with moderate water flow.
4. Replace every 2–4 weeks depending on aquarium bioload and system demands.

Recommended Usage

• Approximately 1 tablespoon per 10 gallons of aquarium water is a common starting point.

Great For

• Reef aquariums
• Saltwater fish tanks
• Freshwater aquariums
• African cichlid tanks
• Planted aquariums
• Turtle tanks
• Pond filtration systems
• Quarantine systems
• Fish rooms and maintenance systems

What's Included?

• IceCap Granular Activated Carbon Filter Media
• Resealable container depending on selected size

Available in multiple sizes for nano aquariums, medium systems, and large aquarium setups.

Special Order Information

Need larger quantities for a fish room, maintenance company, or large aquarium setup?

Bulk sizes may be available by special order and may ship directly from the manufacturer. Bulk shipping rates may apply depending on package weight and size.

Why Shop With Infinity & Beyond Aquatics?

Family owned small business in North New Jersey

Real aquarium hobby experience and support

Carefully selected products we trust and use ourselves

Fast and reliable shipping

Personalized customer service

Free shipping on qualifying orders over $100

At Infinity & Beyond Aquatics, we understand the importance of dependable filtration and stable water quality. We only carry products we trust for both freshwater and saltwater aquariums.

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Cleaner water. Better clarity. Healthier aquariums. Upgrade your filtration with IceCap Granular Activated Carbon Filter Media.