Rays owners and Purigen
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so itis set up like mine but i dont have a sponge i use a carbon filter pad changed every 3 weeks
if you have a 3 ich gap at the top between the media and the top of the reactor no media goes back in the sump this is what i use
if you have a 3 ich gap at the top between the media and the top of the reactor no media goes back in the sump this is what i use
Yup same idea just different type of filtration, Bio in your use and chemical in his. Man that thing is huge! I would imagine a sand filter that size could handle a huge stock
you can never have to much filtration i have a 6x2x2 sump that sand filter and 24 hour drip never had any problems and the tank has been running 2 years why would i need this purwhat ever its call
Do you need it ? If your water is perfect I would say no BUT if you have less than perfect water maybe it could be just the thing you need. Purigen should not be used as a replacement for good aquarium management but it can be used to suppliment your filter system.
Lets compare apples to oranges. Take 2 poeple with cars the first person washes, waxes cleans and does an oil change every 3k miles. The second person never washes, cleans or does an oil change. Who will have the same car in 5-10 years.
The same holds true with fish keeping if you have good water perameters,clean and do w/c's on a regular basis your fish will live longer than someone that has sub standard conditions and never or rarely cleans.
Is Purigen the magical pixi dust that will make your fish live forever ? NO but it can be used to suppliment your existing system with good results and should not be ruled out.
Think back 20-30 years if you were keeping fish that long ago or were even born yet, what were you using for filtration ? I would be willing to bet the majority of you were using under gravel, canister or a corner box filter. Bio towers, fluidized bed, ozone and so on were thought of as magical or only a zoo or public aquarium would use if at all.
Lets compare apples to oranges. Take 2 poeple with cars the first person washes, waxes cleans and does an oil change every 3k miles. The second person never washes, cleans or does an oil change. Who will have the same car in 5-10 years.
The same holds true with fish keeping if you have good water perameters,clean and do w/c's on a regular basis your fish will live longer than someone that has sub standard conditions and never or rarely cleans.
Is Purigen the magical pixi dust that will make your fish live forever ? NO but it can be used to suppliment your existing system with good results and should not be ruled out.
Think back 20-30 years if you were keeping fish that long ago or were even born yet, what were you using for filtration ? I would be willing to bet the majority of you were using under gravel, canister or a corner box filter. Bio towers, fluidized bed, ozone and so on were thought of as magical or only a zoo or public aquarium would use if at all.
if you have problems with your water i think its best to sort the problem out rater than add something you need to add bleach to
if you are using this to remove nitrate then you cant be keeping ontop of water changes if you are using it to remove nitrates from tap water then you will need to regen it fast if you are keeping ontop of water changes as you will be adding new nitrates to the tank 2 x per week
if you are using it in a reactor then i wouldnt like to be opening one up every 3-4 weeks then regen it and get the reactor started again
i only open my sand filter everyyear to top up with sand
if you are using this to remove nitrate then you cant be keeping ontop of water changes if you are using it to remove nitrates from tap water then you will need to regen it fast if you are keeping ontop of water changes as you will be adding new nitrates to the tank 2 x per week
if you are using it in a reactor then i wouldnt like to be opening one up every 3-4 weeks then regen it and get the reactor started again
i only open my sand filter everyyear to top up with sand
I agree using Purigen should not be a substitute for proper aquarium maintance, but it is not magical pixi dust either. It does work to lower nitrates. Here is the proof these 2 vials are from the same neglected snail aquarium of mine. The darker is straight from the tank the second lighter vial is the same aquarium water that has gone through 250ml. of purigen in a make shift reactor.
I've used purigen in reef tanks, african tanks, community tanks and now in my first ray tank. So far so good. I like the water clarifying aspect of it but in terms of an absorbtion media i think it is fantastic. From my experience it Overshadows carbon in its ability to absorb DOC or dissolved organic carbon and is more economic because it can recharged. I chose this for my ray because of the article in coral magazine, a late 2011 issue but cant recall the exact one. They essentially attributed small particles of granular carbon that become waterborne to HLLE or head and lateral line erosion in marine angels and tangs. Keeping that in mind i chose obviously chose purigen. But keeping with the popular opinion here: absolutely nothing can take the place of proper tank maintenance. Side note: i'm running 200mL or 200 gal worth of the stuff in an 80 with one ray, i run them then recharge only to repeat. No issues as of yet.
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I'm currently using it on both my tanks and with my stingrays. In my experience it does help keep the nitrates lower cuz I've tested my water before after 1 week of feeding my nitrate levels are still at 20ppm using the API test kits, and that's from feeding all them eating pigs in the 450. It works believe me. Only con about it is the recharging costs with using a lot of prime in the last recharging stage.
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