Using Chemi-pure elite in planted tank, yes or no?

[PattyCakes81]

hi guys,

I have heard great things about Chemi-pure Elite. can this be used in a planted tank?

thank you.
Patricia
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[discuspaul]

I don't see any reason why not.
If you're speaking of Boyd's Chemi Pure (I don't recall the term 'elite'), I've used it quite a bit in the past, but now feel that Seachem Purigen does a much better polishing/clarifying/purifying job than Chemi-Pure.

 

[PattyCakes81]

I don't see any reason why not.
If you're speaking of Boyd's Chemi Pure (I don't recall the term 'elite'), I've used it quite a bit in the past, but now feel that Seachem Purigen does a much better polishing/clarifying/purifying job than Chemi-Pure.

Thank You discuspaul for your speedy response. I have noticed to that people like purigen more but the thought of generating it back sounds daunting.

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[discuspaul]

I's not a problem at all, Patricia.
Soak the Purigen bag(s) in a 50/50 solution of common household bleach and water overnite (24 hours), rinse well in de-chlored water when it has turned white again, and you're good to go once again. I use it for 2-3 weeks at a time, re-place it with a second bag I always have on hand, while the first one is re-charging, been rinsed up, and good to go again.
And that makes it real inexpensive, as you can re-charge it up to a dozen times, or more, before it begins to lose it's effectiveness.
Try it, I'm sure you'll like the results.

I've been using it 24/7 in my planted discus tank for over 3 years now, and wouldn't be without it.

My tank water is crystal clear all the time, and it gives me confidence that it's also constantly removing various potentially harmful impurities, thus producing better water quality and conditions.
That's my .02

 

[PattyCakes81]

I's not a problem at all, Patricia.
Soak the Purigen bag(s) in a 50/50 solution of common household bleach and water overnite (24 hours), rinse well in de-chlored water when it has turned white again, and you're good to go once again. I use it for 2-3 weeks at a time, re-place it with a second bag I always have on hand, while the first one is re-charging, been rinsed up, and good to go again.
And that makes it real inexpensive, as you can re-charge it up to a dozen times, or more, before it begins to lose it's effectiveness.
Try it, I'm sure you'll like the results.

I've been using it 24/7 in my planted discus tank for over 3 years now, and wouldn't be without it.

My tank water is crystal clear all the time, and it gives me confidence that it's also constantly removing various potentially harmful impurities, thus producing better water quality and conditions.
That's my .02

OMG. thank you for the great step by step instructions. now I am confident in in buying it.

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[TL1000RSquid]

I don't see any reason why not.
If you're speaking of Boyd's Chemi Pure (I don't recall the term 'elite'), I've used it quite a bit in the past, but now feel that Seachem Purigen does a much better polishing/clarifying/purifying job than Chemi-Pure.

The Elite has GFO(granular ferric oxide) added for phosphate removal.

 

[TL1000RSquid]

OMG. thank you for the great step by step instructions. now I am confident in in buying it.

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For the rinse process I run it under the sink rubbing it between my hands to get the beads shifting around and make sure it gets rinsed through thoroughly then soak it again for 12-24 hours in a small plastic chinese take out container with 2 tsp of purigen, then just give it a sniff test to make sure you dont smell any bleach. Its been around a year since I added any wood to my tank so I'm not heavily leaching tanins anymore I get about 2 months between recharges. Also if your keeping spares to alternate while ones charging keep your extra wet in some sort of container, you're not suppose to let it dry out once its been used.

 

[XanAvaloni]

I use it in my salt tanks to get rid of red slime (cyanobacteria). As promised by my LFS guy it does not harm corals, chaeto, fish or anything else in the tank. Not sure what that tells you about how it would affect freshwater plants but thought I would throw it out there anyway.

 

[discuspaul]

Your comments helpfully add to the step by step process.

However, I'm a little mystified by the reason for you adding "2 tsp of purigen" to your second rinse process. Why would you add 2 tsp of loose purigen beads to your rinse container - did you mean add something else ?

As for the length of usage time between re-charges, I believe that depends on your tank bio-load, how well kept the tank is, how clean and well filtered it generally is, what size and frequency of wcs it gets, etc.

If I kept the Purigen in my discus tank for 4 -6 weeks or more, the beads would get almost black and the purigen would have lost a lot of it's efficacy well before that time, would take longer to re-charge, and might even require 2 separate bleachings, or a longer bleach time. In the past, I've inquired of Seachem about this, and they suggested it should be re-charged when it turns medium brown, and not allow it to get blackened.

And your last sentence is right on the money - I let mine sit in a bucket of fresh dechlorinated water between usages.

For the rinse process I run it under the sink rubbing it between my hands to get the beads shifting around and make sure it gets rinsed through thoroughly then soak it again for 12-24 hours in a small plastic chinese take out container with 2 tsp of purigen, then just give it a sniff test to make sure you dont smell any bleach. Its been around a year since I added any wood to my tank so I'm not heavily leaching tanins anymore I get about 2 months between recharges. Also if your keeping spares to alternate while ones charging keep your extra wet in some sort of container, you're not suppose to let it dry out once its been used.

 

[TL1000RSquid]

Your comments helpfully add to the step by step process.

However, I'm a little mystified by the reason for you adding "2 tsp of purigen" to your second rinse process. Why would you add 2 tsp of loose purigen beads to your rinse container - did you mean add something else ?

As for the length of usage time between re-charges, I believe that depends on your tank bio-load, how well kept the tank is, how clean and well filtered it generally is, what size and frequency of wcs it gets, etc.

If I kept the Purigen in my discus tank for 4 -6 weeks or more, the beads would get almost black and the purigen would have lost a lot of it's efficacy well before that time, would take longer to re-charge, and might even require 2 separate bleachings, or a longer bleach time. In the past, I've inquired of Seachem about this, and they suggested it should be re-charged when it turns medium brown, and not allow it to get blackened.

And your last sentence is right on the money - I let mine sit in a bucket of fresh dechlorinated water between usages.

Oops yeah I meant 2tsp of Prime.

2 months and mines a medium brown color, I'm heavily planted and not to heavily stocked though, RODI water and when my mopani was fresher I was recharging about every 4 weeks.