Chemi pure elite (yes or no?)

[Billybatz9]

Is chemi pure elite good or bad? I heard it's the same thing as carbon, but with extra things that barely effect saltwater tanks. What your view? Should I use it in my saltwater tank? Or should I just use carbon?

 

[Serega]

It's Carbon + Phosphate remover. Definitely ok for your saltwater tank.

 

[Billybatz9]

It's Carbon + Phosphate remover. Definitely ok for your saltwater tank.

I read somewhere this:

If you've ever opened a bag of Chemi-Pure you know it's more than just GAC. There's a few different types of very small resin pellets as well, some clear and some yellow. I'm no expert but I'm assuming these pellets are the much advertised ion exchangers. I used the product for years until I read Randy's article on the useless nature of exchange resins for sea water.

That said, I was always happy with the amazing water clarity that Chemi-Pure delivered. After I stopped using it I went through many different brands of carbon but never achieved equal results. Until I ran across the white paper for SeaChem Matrix Carbon. After trying it I was sold. Equal results to running Chemi-Pure without wasted money on useless exchange resins.

So do you think I should only run carbon? Or is CPE something more amazing?

 

[Serega]

I would say it depends on the size of your tank. Best way to run carbon and GFO is in the reactor, but if you need it for your Nano it's not practical, it is easier to just put a bag of CPE int the rear chamber or media rack. I don't know how amazing it is, but it works.

 

[Heisenreef]

How big is your tank? Stuff works well if you wish to run carbon/GFO without a reactor. The CPE also does lower phosphate to some extant until the GFO is at capacity.

 

[tmz]

Chemi pure is granulated activated carbon(GAC) and di resin. The later gvien it's small volume is useless but harmless in salt water given salt water's high total dissolved solids; but you pay for it.

Chemi pure elite is granulated activated carbon, di resin and some granulated ferric oxide(GFO) a phosphate remover. The carbon and gfo can be useful when needed.
It's conveniently packaged and may be preferred for smaller systems for that reason vs reactors for GAC and GFO.

 

[Billybatz9]

Chemi pure is granulated activated carbon(GAC) and di resin. The later gvien it's small volume is useless but harmless in salt water given salt water's high total dissolved solids; but you pay for it.

Chemi pure elite is granulated activated carbon, di resin and some granulated ferric oxide(GFO) a phosphate remover. The carbon and gfo can be useful when needed.
It's conveniently packaged and may be preferred for smaller systems for that reason vs reactors for GAC and GFO.

Would it be cheaper and wiser to just buy carbon and gfo separetely to put in my nano tank?

And to everyone else, I have a 29g biocube

 

[Mark9]

You can't go wrong running CPE (or the new blue) and Purigen in your biocube.
It's pretty much the accepted way.
Check out this forum.
Nano Reefs

 

[Waters40]

I have always ran it in my sump in addition to a GFO reactor. Not sure if it is doing anything but it doesn't appear to be causing any harm either.