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This is what I've been hearing about charcoal... If no charcoal then
what?

Partial water changes. I gave up charcoal ages ago and don't miss it.

I have a clown loack tank, a ciclid/cat fish tank and a spotted green
puffer tank all with AC 500's.... What would one use along with the big
sponges and bio stars thingies? Peat for the CL's- soft water? This
non-charcoal thing is new thinking for me...

Nothing. With partial water changes you don't need anything else in the
filter but the sponges and stars.

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KL....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
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