Skimming vs. Purigen

[jtalley]

For marine systems, can Purigen be used in lieu of protein skimming?

 

[tcarswell]

http://www.seachem.com/Products/product_pages/Purigen.html

It doesn't say you cant. I really cant say enough good things about purigen it really did make my water look like a Diatom just ran on the tank for 5 hours except it looks like that all the time. Great product and call tech support at seachem for your question just to make sure.

Best of luck

 

[ewurm]

No. You're talking about two different things. You can use them both, but a protein skimmer is an invaluable tool in keeping saltwater fish.

 

[jtalley]

since they both remove organic wastes, there is a seachem response in their forum saying you can...just wondering about the validity of that claim

 

[tcarswell]

since they both remove organic wastes, there is a seachem response in their forum saying you can...just wondering about the validity of that claim

They are not gonna steer you wrong. Try starting with 100 ml for a tank 100 gallons or less. If it works do what I did and get a liter and use half and charge the other and rotate.. im sure you get the idea. My AC110 is just a foam block and a ton of purigen and some matrix carbon. Water looks polished (It has other filters and UV but there was a remarkable difference in clarity after I started using purigen).

 

[jtalley]

I use it in some FW tanks, but curious about the marine side for a current project. I'll probably go ahead with purigen and a smaller skimmer to see the load change on the skimmer with or without it.

 

[tcarswell]

I use it in some FW tanks, but curious about the marine side for a current project. I'll probably go ahead with purigen and a smaller skimmer to see the load change on the skimmer with or without it.

Sounds like a great experiment.