Purigen

[ganjero]

Is purigen reefsafe (specially SPS safe)? Do you guys use it?

 

[sharuq1]

I have used it with nothing untoward happening

 

[m2434]

What do you want to accomplish? A good protein skimmer will work 1000x better IMO.

 

[seapug]

It's good stuff. It's basically a synthetic polymer version of Carbon that works much more efficiently and can be "regenerated" with bleach, but I don't trust myself enough to do that.

 

[ganjero]

Exactly, I want to replace carbon with purigen, maybe run it in the TLF reactor where Im running carbon.

 

[seapug]

I just did that exact thing last weekend. I would suggest running it in reverse and adding a piece of filter bag material over the bottom sponge or else a lot will get sucked through and end up in your sump or tank. The particles are pretty small and not quite as heavy as GFO so they escape easier.

 

[2fishy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11968137#post11968137 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by seapug
It's good stuff. It's basically a synthetic polymer version of Carbon that works much more efficiently and can be "regenerated" with bleach, but I don't trust myself enough to do that.

:lol: I'm glad that I'm not the only one that is not too sure of the bleaching to regenerate! I have not attempted it yet. I use Purigen and Seagel in my tank, but I'm probably overdoing it!

 

[rhinonm]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11968878#post11968878 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by seapug
I just did that exact thing last weekend. I would suggest running it in reverse and adding a piece of filter bag material over the bottom sponge or else a lot will get sucked through and end up in your sump or tank. The particles are pretty small and not quite as heavy as GFO so they escape easier.

Yeah same here except I don't run in reverse. I run mine in a phosban reactor and regenerate it by taking it out and placing the pump in my sink with a mild bleach solution. I then run tap water through the reactor for a few hours. Works perfectly! And yes seal the top of the ractor with 300 micron filter material so the purigen cant be released into the aquarium.