Been doing a little reading on both products are they as good as advised (water clarity and nitrate lowering) ? which is better ? both state around 6 months of use is it sort of true? can either be used while cycling ?
purigen or chemi pure
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I use chemi pure in my canister. Seems to have made my water a BIT less yellow from tannins which is why I bought it. Nitrates never go above 10 in my tank doing changes every other week since I'm understocked now so I wouldn't know about that part of it.
Nothing beats at a good water change though!
Nothing beats at a good water change though!
oh no I agree about wc I actually like doing them... well not every other day but you know what I mean. I really was interested in them because I've read comments about water clarity.
lp,
do you plan on recharging it with bleach or just buying new ?
dive,
saw a youtube vid and guy was having the same issue and he used purigen...total difference from before and after
lp,
do you plan on recharging it with bleach or just buying new ?
dive,
saw a youtube vid and guy was having the same issue and he used purigen...total difference from before and after
I am not 100% confident I want to risk my fish on my ability as a first timer on a re-charge ...but I am leaning that direction as of this minute
I bought purigen for my 180 because nothing else would clear up the tannins from a 90 lb. piece of driftwood...this stuff is great my water is crystal clear and nitrates are always less then 20 ppm on a heavily stocked tank..( had 40 before with no other changes)..recharging is easy just bleach for a day with equal parts water..then soak for a day in water and some prime to kill remaining chlorine. Don't know about chemipure but I would highly recommend purigen it rocks
I use chemipure in all my tanks, except the quarantine. I've had good results and don't mind spending coin on it. I hear purigen is just as good, but have stuck with what I know works. Water is crystal clear and fish always look happy. My 2cents.
Forgot to add, at around 4 month the tannins are visible again in my 50. So I usually change the chemipure and it goes crystal again
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Forgot to add, at around 4 month the tannins are visible again in my 50. So I usually change the chemipure and it goes crystal again
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i use the bleach to recharge my purigen. i wont replace it untill it starts to crumble. ill mix it around in the bag when ever i clean the filter pads and put it back in. i dont recharge it untill it turns brown throughout. i use the 50/50 bleach/ water mix it says to us on the bottle. i have found that it lasts longer between recharges if you keep it wet at all times. just put it in a little rubbermaid container full of water untill you use it again.( i have two sets for each filter so when it needs recharging, i can just swap them out and put my canister back together. i just had to throw the first bag i got away after a year and a half. i love the stuff. my water is pristine.
Oh you recharge that stuff? I've just been putting it I'm for a month then getting a new one. How long should they last for?