chemi-pure elite ??

hey guys i just purchased chemipure. and it says it removes silicates, phosphate, ammonia and nitrate. has anyone used this? i got diatoms growing on my sand and its caused by my RO water. but i have a HOB but i took out the biomax and carbon bag. is this bad? also if i wanted to cycle my tank do i take this off?

 

I'm assuming since you're asking about cycling the tank that it's pretty young. In which case a diatom bloom is normal. When the diatoms use up the available silicates they will die off.

 

Good stuff, good move on removing the biomax, keep the carbon though. If your tank is not cycled don't worry about the diatoms they will go away on their own. No need for light during the cycle.

 

****Good stuff, good move on removing the biomax, keep the carbon though. If your tank is not cycled don't worry about the diatoms they will go away on their own. No need for light during the cycle.****

thanks but my HOB cannot fit anymore bags is it ok to leave the carbon bag out?

it didnt tell me to rinse thoroughly but i did rinse it.. but my 10g tank is cloudy as fog -.- should i do a WC or would it disappear after awhile?

and as for the carbon... all they really do is clear up the water right? thats what chemipure does too.. so im thinking i wont need it... any advice? i cannot search for anyone that took out there carbon bag but someone did say they opened the chemipure bag and got rid of some. maybe i should give that a try... even though the product does say not too lol...

 

Do not open the Chemipure bag unless you absolutely have to. Trust me, it can make a huge, pointless mess. It also won't fit inside any filter media holder unless it's very very fine.

There is already carbon in Chemipure. You shouldn't need redundant carbon media. Just use the recommended amount of "units" of Chemipure as stated on the carton (there's leeway +/- about 5-10 gallons, in my experience) and you shouldn't have to change it for 6 months. It's nice to agitate it once a week or so by hand to make sure the phosphate absorbing media doesn't get stuck together.

I've found it works well at removing phosphates, even just crammed in my (albeit, rather gargantuan) power filter, but I haven't really ever noticed any difference in nitrate. Whenever I used it in the past it always seemed to stop a diatom bloom in its tracks, so it must also remove silicates pretty well. That's one test I have never kept.

No matter what, great product. Another recommended media for filters you might like is Purigen. Purigen is actually reusable, too, if you take care of it well and follow the cleaning instructions according to the bottle. Purigen needs a filter sock unless somehow you have a 150 micron bag already waiting in your canister, though.

Are you using Chemipure Elite or the regular kind?

 

I'm using the elite. Do you have an answer about the cloudy tank?I didn't rinse it thoroughly

 

Ah, sorry, I'm tired and didn't see that part.

I've had it fog up, but never to the point where I'd say a fog, more a light mist, but it's not worth a water change. Think about it. Even if you removed half the water, it would still be somewhat foggy. It's got to eliminate itself somehow, and it will. Every time that happened, it had more or less disappeared by the next morning, and by the end of the day the water was cleaner than it had been. The worst thing that will happen is some of the dust will settle onto your substrate. Not a big deal. It won't hurt your fish. At most the cloudy water it might stress them out a tiny bit, but I'd just turn the light off a little early and let the tank work its magic. That way they can sleep through it.

 

ahh thanks btw i took it out and rinsed it -.-.. RINSE IT THOROUGHLY whoever wants to buy chemipure