Poll: What do you all use for chemical filtration in your reef tanks?

[saltman1]

Hey guys, It's been a long time since I've had a full reef tank and I'm getting into the hobby from a long break. I'm getting my tank slowly stocked and all is going well. In the past aside from a TLF phosban (GFO) reactor I didnt do much else of chemical media. I had fine luck with everything aside from the harder SPS corals. Well this time around I want to build my system to handle anything I want to put in it. I have been reading nitrate reducing bio pellets in a reactor is the norm these days? This true...

 

[saltman1]

bueller...bueller..lol

 

[MTWiley]

I run ChemiPure Elite and Purigen but that's in a 29 gallon Biocube so I can afford to run them both, if I was looking at a bigger systems I'd probably just run Carbon and GFO in a BRS Dual Reactor. Might try to figure something out so that I could run Purigen in a reactor since they do sell it in a loose powder form and it's worked really well for me in the past.

 

[reefgeezer]

I use a reactor with GAC occassionally, but nothing but a skimmer and Cheato on a daily basis.

 

[bertoni]

I think carbon is good to run, and GFO can be useful, too.

 

[nonstopfishies]

I do a little GFO.

 

[layer3switchguy]

Carbon - ROX 0.8 from Bulk Reef...

 

[Yogre]

I run Rox .8 carbon, GFO, and I dose 60ml of vinegar per day. I'm also in the process of setting to run Cuprisorb on an occasional basis for heavy metal removal.

 

[KhanhQ83]

I run HC GFO and Rox 0.8 Carbon from BRS using their dual reactor

 

[paraletho]

BRS HiCap GFO and ROX 0.8 and looking into peroxide dosing

 

[Steve Wright2]

Carbon, GFO and Purigen for me

carbon changed monthly
GFO every 4 -6 weeks approx
Purigen lasts about 4 months on average before I replace it, with a previously regenerated pouch

 

[genxbigboy]

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Carbon and GFO