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Post by Marlin & Coral on Apr 1, 2013 7:47:54 GMT -5
What do you use for chemical filtration, and why?
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Post by seamonkey84 on Apr 1, 2013 12:24:30 GMT -5
I use chemi pure elite and purigen in my Nano tanks. CPE has gfo, carbon, and other resins that are great for controlling all the other gunk. I use purigen to catch all the organics that the CPE doesn't, since I don't use a skimmer.
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Post by gotareef on Apr 1, 2013 13:55:00 GMT -5
none! I only run carbon if something is wrong or going wrong
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Post by jess on Apr 1, 2013 16:00:40 GMT -5
Carbon only here as well with poly filter
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Post by scoobnoob on Apr 1, 2013 18:27:46 GMT -5
I run the Chemipure elite/Purigen combo in my nano
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Post by Jordan Emery on Apr 1, 2013 21:21:41 GMT -5
Carbon, only if I think something weird is happening.... usually nothing at all though!
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Apr 2, 2013 17:14:23 GMT -5
Carbon and poly filters for me. If phosphates become a real big issue I like Seachem phosgaurd but that's about it.
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Post by oceangirl2009 on Apr 3, 2013 7:39:13 GMT -5
I just ordered both ChemiPure Elite and Purigen, I'm gonna try both and see which one I like better.
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Post by Marlin & Coral on Apr 3, 2013 13:39:34 GMT -5
We use Chemi-Pure Elite and Purigen together in the saltwater tanks, and just activated carbon in the freshwater.
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Post by stephen on Apr 4, 2013 14:01:04 GMT -5
I think is depends on what's happening in the tank and how the system is set-up. I am from the school of thought that you can never have too much safeguards and filtration. I run carbon always. I have used a lot of Purigen in the past and it makes a difference to the water quality. Purigen is expensive but the nice thing about it is that you can reuse it and save yourself some money.
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Post by jess on Apr 4, 2013 15:04:55 GMT -5
I don't know what you do to your main tank Stephan but that water is crystalline!!!
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Post by stephen on Apr 4, 2013 16:31:06 GMT -5
5-10gals water exchange/week, gravel siphon, mechanical filter, bio balls, lots of live rock, protein skimmer and carbon.
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