Chemi-pure or Seachem Purigen

[davewbush]

I have read on here that a lot of people run these products. I run chemi-pure and it does great for me. I have also read a lot of good things about Purigen. Which do you prefer and why?

 

[leoan]

I use both

 

[Anemonebuff]

I use neither. I use GFO pellets from Bulk Reef Supply and GAC, that's it.

 

[davewbush]

I run GFO too. I like to the run the chemi-pure because it is good up to six months. I change mine every 4 months. It seems to help keep my ph at 8.2 all the time and the water clear.

 

[Anemonebuff]

I've used Chemi pure and it seemed to work ok. The GFO and GAC are all I feel I need.

 

[davewbush]

I'm not trying to find out what is better. Both seem to have great reviews and I have seen a lot of tanks that look great using neither. I am just wanting to see who uses what and why.

 

[Anemonebuff]

I use to use chemi pure because of what it did and it was already in the bag.

 

[Ohmsford]

GFO and Carbon only. I have never been a fan of the ionic resin type filter media. The cheaper solution is to do regular water changes, carbon for removing the stuff the skimmer can't remove, and most importantly, a phosphate remover. Under no circumstances do I let phosphates get out of control anymore. The recovery time is too long and costly.

 

[davewbush]

Ohmsford
I do a 10 gal water change on my tank every week and run GFO. I run the chemi-pure as carbon. Am I wasting my money?

 

[reefD]

not needed but shows results.... if you cant keep water stability then use it. if tank is happy no matter what dont use it!

 

[reefD]

in other words its not needed 4 sure but helps

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

I am just wanting to see who uses what and why.

I use neither (GAC only), but they may be a way to export a slightly different subset of the organics in a tank than GAC does. If I were to use them, I'd use Purigen and GAC.

 

[sgolden]

i have used purigen and like it...makes my water crystal clear...easy to recharge too....sadly the media bag developed a hole and the purigen made it to the display and is growing into carpets of hair algae...so i just run gac now...