Who runs Purigen in a reactor?

[Misty]

Just curious. And if you do, what else do you run (if anything)?

 

[DennisF]

I do. I have four bags of it that I throw(two at a time) in the bubble trap of my 75G sump/fug. I also run phosban and carbon in a reactor. I only use it on new systems until the deep sand bed kicks in.

 

[Tremelle]

Just so I am clear on what I am reading; DennisF, you are not using it in a reactor. You are using it in bags in the water flow?

 

[DennisF]

Yep.

 

[orchidsnfish]

I tried it in a phosban reactor. Results were not good. Unless you like snow storms.

 

[Misty]

It didn't get loose in your tank, did it?

 

[orchidsnfish]

That would be an understatement. And that was with very little flow through it.

 

[DennisF]

I use the pre-bagged product. See the attached link. It stayes inthe bag!

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=4190&Nty=1&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Ntk=All&pc=1&N=0&Ntt=purigen&Np=1

 

[Misty]

I have some of the bagged - but had bought some of the loose after reading somewhere that it works better in a reactor. But YIKES - I don't want it all over my tank!

Guess I'll just hang on to it until I figure out the best way to use it.

 

[DennisF]

It is a small light weight particle. That is why I use the pre-bagged. Iguess you can buy a bag for it and then put it in a reactor. That would probably work OK.

 

[hegi]

I use it in a phosban reactor. I put it in between carbon layers. It's problematic in that you have to turn the flow way down and even then there are probably better ways to use it.