Chemi-Pure cleaning question

JAYWARREN · 03/29/2010, 06:56 PM

I put a bag of Chemi-Pure elite in my solana tank in place of the blue sponge in top 2nd chamber. I have had it in tank for just 4 days now. Today the water in my tank started to rise do to water not passing through the Chemi-Pure fast enough.

Should i be rinsing the chemi every few days or something?

troyman · 03/29/2010, 07:01 PM

put it in the chaber where the clean water is before it is pumped out

JAYWARREN · 03/29/2010, 07:18 PM

I am not sure what you mean, chemi is the only thin in there that cleans the water. There is the black filter sponge as the water 1st enters the chambers. Then in the 2nd chamber I have the chemi.

JAYWARREN · 03/29/2010, 08:33 PM

Do the bags need to be cleaned every few days?

JAYWARREN · 03/31/2010, 04:14 PM

Anyone clean the bags? Is the 11oz bag to big?

BNesti · 03/31/2010, 07:08 PM

I also have a Solana...

I don't use Chemi-Pure, but it sounds like it is getting crud in it, increasing the resistance to flow, which in turn causes the level in display portion to rise. Same thing has happened to me with bags of carbon and/or GFO, when placed on top grid in second chamber.

I don't know of a good solution in a Solana to get good flow through media, without using some sort of media reactor (ie, external, where water is pumped through it).

With other filter media (filter floss), I try to size/orient it so that if the water can't flow through easily, it goes over the top of it, and flows down through the grid (black thing with holes in it).

I think the other suggestion was to put it in the 3rd chamber, where the return pump is.

Bryan

troyman · 03/31/2010, 08:04 PM

thats where i ment to put it

JAYWARREN · 03/31/2010, 08:54 PM

ok thanks for the help guys!

snowman5373 · 04/01/2010, 10:34 AM

I rinse my bag of chemipure elite under the tap at lease once a week. You would be surprised the crap that comes out it.

sdusky · 04/01/2010, 10:42 AM

just rinsed mine. Good call!!! and mine are not even close to being near my 1st line of of filtration. lots of crap came flowing out. GOOD INFO!!!

03/29/2010, 06:56 PM	#1
JAYWARREN Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 90	Chemi-Pure cleaning question I put a bag of Chemi-Pure elite in my solana tank in place of the blue sponge in top 2nd chamber. I have had it in tank for just 4 days now. Today the water in my tank started to rise do to water not passing through the Chemi-Pure fast enough. Should i be rinsing the chemi every few days or something?

03/29/2010, 07:01 PM	#2
troyman Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: troy ny Posts: 1,025	put it in the chaber where the clean water is before it is pumped out

03/29/2010, 07:18 PM	#3
JAYWARREN Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 90	I am not sure what you mean, chemi is the only thin in there that cleans the water. There is the black filter sponge as the water 1st enters the chambers. Then in the 2nd chamber I have the chemi.

03/29/2010, 08:33 PM	#4
JAYWARREN Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 90	Do the bags need to be cleaned every few days?

03/31/2010, 04:14 PM	#5
JAYWARREN Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 90	Anyone clean the bags? Is the 11oz bag to big?

03/31/2010, 07:08 PM	#6
BNesti Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Colorado Posts: 22	I also have a Solana... I don't use Chemi-Pure, but it sounds like it is getting crud in it, increasing the resistance to flow, which in turn causes the level in display portion to rise. Same thing has happened to me with bags of carbon and/or GFO, when placed on top grid in second chamber. I don't know of a good solution in a Solana to get good flow through media, without using some sort of media reactor (ie, external, where water is pumped through it). With other filter media (filter floss), I try to size/orient it so that if the water can't flow through easily, it goes over the top of it, and flows down through the grid (black thing with holes in it). I think the other suggestion was to put it in the 3rd chamber, where the return pump is. Bryan

03/31/2010, 08:04 PM	#7
troyman Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: troy ny Posts: 1,025	thats where i ment to put it

03/31/2010, 08:54 PM	#8
JAYWARREN Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 90	ok thanks for the help guys!

04/01/2010, 10:34 AM	#9
snowman5373 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Canandaigua, NY Posts: 90	I rinse my bag of chemipure elite under the tap at lease once a week. You would be surprised the crap that comes out it.

04/01/2010, 10:42 AM	#10
sdusky Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Medina, Ohio Posts: 120	just rinsed mine. Good call!!! and mine are not even close to being near my 1st line of of filtration. lots of crap came flowing out. GOOD INFO!!!