Purigen

Discussion in 'Water Chemistry' started by Robman, May 9, 2010.

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  1. bje

    bje Long-fin Bannerfish

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    i used to run it in my 75gal, and it was great. im planning to use it in my 14gal biocube as well
     
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  3. sticksmith23

    sticksmith23 Giant Squid

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    Ok, when I did a search for it on here, I only pulled up older threads. I just wanted to revive this one to make sure there isn't a reason why people stopped using or something.
     
  4. Beachbreak

    Beachbreak Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    I run purigen with GFO on my 30 cube and the combo is great. I put each one in it's own micron bag and put them into an aquaclear 30 HOB filter. Works great and the water is gin clear...good stuff.
     
  5. sticksmith23

    sticksmith23 Giant Squid

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    Awesome, that is exactly how I plan on using it! ;D
     
  6. steve wright

    steve wright Super Moderator

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    still using Purigen to this day
    I found it has helped polish the water more cleanly than carbon did alone
    and I also believe it helped me reduce a low nitrate level (sub 5ppm on test kit) to 0 and helped to keep it there, with frequent regenerating / replacing

    I have spares, so I can regenerate the one I remove at my leisure whilst a previously regenerated one is put back into the filter system

    Steve
     
  7. Doctorgori

    Doctorgori Flamingo Tongue

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    revving the thread...has anyone used "Renew" and is there some marked difference between it, carbon and purigen?