Purigen and/or Chemi-Pure while cycling my nano?

Yedgy · 09/22/2007, 04:29 PM

A lot of nano reefers have recommended Chemi-Pure and Purigen, but I have a couple questions about them:[list=1][*]Should I use them while my BioCube 14 cycles, or wait until I stock?[*]Are they necessary when running a skimmer?[/list=1]I plan to keep mostly mushrooms, zoas, leathers, xenia, and a few LPS.

Thanks!

bertoni · 09/24/2007, 09:40 PM

1. It's not necessary, but might help a tiny bit.

2. I run carbon, even though my tanks mostly have skimmers, since carbon can adsorb some organic compounds that skimmers can't touch. I don't use media like Chemi-Pure anymore.

Yedgy · 09/24/2007, 09:47 PM

Thanks, Jonathan! I think Chemi-Pure has a lot of carbon in it, so I guess I'll use it after my tank cycles (since I already happen to have it lying around) and then switch to pure carbon.

bertoni · 09/24/2007, 09:56 PM

Sounds fine to me!

DrBegalke · 09/25/2007, 09:18 PM

i use chemipure elite, works well for me.

09/22/2007, 04:29 PM	#1
Yedgy Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Phoenix, AZ, USA Posts: 390	Purigen and/or Chemi-Pure while cycling my nano? A lot of nano reefers have recommended Chemi-Pure and Purigen, but I have a couple questions about them:[list=1][]Should I use them while my BioCube 14 cycles, or wait until I stock?[]Are they necessary when running a skimmer?[/list=1]I plan to keep mostly mushrooms, zoas, leathers, xenia, and a few LPS. Thanks! __________________ "Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known." - Carl Sagan

09/24/2007, 09:40 PM	#2
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	1. It's not necessary, but might help a tiny bit. 2. I run carbon, even though my tanks mostly have skimmers, since carbon can adsorb some organic compounds that skimmers can't touch. I don't use media like Chemi-Pure anymore. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

09/24/2007, 09:47 PM	#3
Yedgy Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Phoenix, AZ, USA Posts: 390	Thanks, Jonathan! I think Chemi-Pure has a lot of carbon in it, so I guess I'll use it after my tank cycles (since I already happen to have it lying around) and then switch to pure carbon. __________________ "Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known." - Carl Sagan

09/24/2007, 09:56 PM	#4
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	Sounds fine to me! __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

09/25/2007, 09:18 PM	#5
DrBegalke Go Buckeyes! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Phoenix area, AZ Posts: 2,599	i use chemipure elite, works well for me. __________________ ~Jason Begalke Current Tank Info: Latest project: JBJ Cubey