Can I use Seachem Purigen with this filter and if so, where would I put it?
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Yes, The Chemical cartridge capacity is a full pound of media, and it has a removable cap, allowing you to change out this media to any that you would prefer. If you can fit it in the cartridge, you can use it. The cartridge has very fine flow vents, but some powder-type media may require a 'special bag filter'. With care, you can reuse this cartridge indefinitely.
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well you have trays inside that hold the fluval g-nodes. and what comes with the unit doesnt fill all 3 baskets full so if you fill 2 of the 3 baskets full then you could put your seachem purigen in a mesh bag in the 3rd tray with gnodes around it.
1170528
Yes the right cartrage is refillable just put the purigen in there and put carbon or as I do boids chemepure
1170529
Yes, use the 100mg that comes in own bag and put in an empty chemical cartridge then top off with something else like matrix or other chem
1257694
That would work but personally, I would put the filter before the softener. The rest sounds ok.
352173
I have one in a 30 gallon tropical tank. The tank has a very large piece of driftwood which leaches some color into the water. Purigen keeps the water absolutely clear for about a month. I keep two bags. One in the filter, and the other regenerating and then in storage for a month. Love this stuff!
1602940
Put it in to the filter. It is the place for the bacterias to live. But they can live in every surface of the tank and filter. Check the level of ammonia in the water, if it's OK you probably don't need it.
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I don't believe you are supposed to as it will shorten the life of the filter. If you do, be sure to run cold water immediately after so as not to provide a nice environment for bacteria, algae, etc.
1014614
Howdy , yes you can rinse the crystals like I do under my pur water filter . I do a half crystals and half carbon l in my filter mix Tetra power filter 30 with the U assemble large filters and can usually get at least 5 days on it before cryslal/carbon/ filter floss bag change out . I have two large Goldfish ( 12" long and a 24 " plecasumas ) and of course they create alot of waste .
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You could but keep in mind it's about 6 inches deep and only 2 inches wide (front to back). I use one of the filters that come with it along with a cut to size filter pad. Not sure how to explain this but there are two "chambers" inside to slide the filter in so whatever you decide to use has to fit in either chamber.
1469650
I would go with a Fluval 106 nothing bigger, then you can just lay the purigen in the basket.
626283
Yes, should be fine. Just make sure you measure the depth and width of the filter chamber so you know which size filter pads to use. Change out the pads at least once a month
858333
No. The filter has 4 trays. Each tray holds one liter. (My original answer of 2 liters was wrong) Also you usually want to fill the bottom (first) tray with a mechanical filtering medium like Eheim Mech. It can be pretty expensive to fill up the filter but the medium will last a long time. I use a tray or two of Seachem Matrix in addition to Substrat Pro. It is less expensive and works well for me. I'm not sure which is better, but by using both I save money and have another kind of medium in the filter. Hope this helps.
761960
You still need mechanical Filtration media such as filter pads. But I still use other things like Seachem Purigen. The two keep my 75 gallon saltwater reef tank in perfect condition. I hope this helps but at the end of the day it's all how you set up your filtration, stock the tank and perform maintenance.
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You can use it with or without the filter, it's quite convenient! So if you already have purified water then you don't need to bother with the filter. It's my favorite water bottle, I use it every day.
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Yes, Marineland's carbon is cleaner than most, requiring less rinsing to get rid of the carbon dust before you put it in the filter. I strongly recommend using a filter bag to contain the carbon before putting it in a filter.
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You don't want to use hang on back filtration for a salt water system. .. do research before you set up a saltwater system they are very expensive and you will kill everything if not set up properly. .. get a protein skimmer not a filter like this
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I put marine land Diamond Blend Premium Carbon-Ammonia neutralizing blend in the cartridge and I place Marineland Rite-Size bonded filter pad in front of the cartridge in the filter. The filter pad traps the larger/medium particles and keeps the cartridge clean longer. The Premium blend works much better to keep the ammonia down in the tank than just plain carbon.
1219872
Make sure that you are usig seachem prime as your water conditioner. Prime and purigen are designed to work together. Any other water conditioner will render the purigen useless.
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No, the filter is to small and does not hold benificial bacteria well, you will always have high nitrate and ammonia levels, if your going to use that kind of filter, but a Marine land 350 or 400 bio wheel filter, your fish will thank you, see ya ;-)