Purigen post-bleach rinse?

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Seachem makes both prime and purigen, that's why it says to specifically use prime and not any other dechlorinators. Just like when you're following a recipe off of a food package it will tell you to use specific brands of ingredients. It's just pushing you to buy more products from that corporation.
 
And this is what I do when I recharge my purigen. I'll soak it in the bleach solution for a day, then I'll dump that out and rinse the purigen as best I can in tap water. Then I'll put it back in the container it was soaking in and fill that with pure water and let it sit for a few days. This lets any residual bleach gas off. Then when I'm ready to put it back into a filter I add safe into the container to neutralize any bleach that's left over. Worked like a charm every time.
 
Inglorious said:
Seachem makes both prime and purigen, that's why it says to specifically use prime and not any other dechlorinators. Just like when you're following a recipe off of a food package it will tell you to use specific brands of ingredients. It's just pushing you to buy more products from that corporation.
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Exactly this. Good ole marketing.
 
Just like when you're following a recipe off of a food package it will tell you to use specific brands of ingredients. It's just pushing you to buy more products from that corporation.
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The reason that Seachem recommends using their product (Prime) is because they can't possibly vouch for ALL of the various other water conditioners on the market, from one end of the globe to the other. The only thing that they (Seachem) are pushing is common sense and a CYA policy from their side of the fence. This is the exact same reason why they recommend not using amine based products with Purigen.

http://www.seachem.com/support/FAQs/Purigen.html

Q: On some of the Purigen® documentation I have read it says that some slime coat products can contaminate Purigen® and render it toxic. Can you identify these products ?

A: Only certain slime coat products will cause Purigen® to become toxic; the products that do this are amine based. Prime® and Safe™ are not amine based and so will not cause this problem. If you're curious, what happens is that the amine compounds can strongly bind to the resin, then when they (the amines) come into contact with any chlorine they will form chloramines which are highly toxic. We offer a stress coat product, StressGuard™, which is not amine based and so can be used in conjunction with Purigen.™
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One would think that folks who live in the land of lawsuits would understand this.
 
Ian21777 said:
Im not at home to check, but don't the instructions state prime ir other dechlorinator?

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Instructions state 'prime or equivalent' read into that what you will.

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RD. said:
The reason that Seachem recommends using their product (Prime) is because they can't possibly vouch for ALL of the various other water conditioners on the market, from one end of the globe to the other. The only thing that they (Seachem) are pushing is common sense and a CYA policy from their side of the fence. This is the exact same reason why they recommend not using amine based products with Purigen.

http://www.seachem.com/support/FAQs/Purigen.html




One would think that folks who live in the land of lawsuits would understand this.
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