suspending bag of purigen in a phosban 150? pics & is this effective?

jeffgnz · 06/13/2008, 11:51 PM

Is this going to work ok? I'm worried that the bag is more dense than the water surrounding it so the water will go around it? What do you gurus think? It is this or just letting is sit in a baffle in my sump.

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Playa-1 · 06/14/2008, 12:15 AM

I wouldn't think so. It seems to me that the water would take the path of least resistance and basically bypass the bag. I'm sure you would get some benefit but I wouldn't think it would be very efficient.

jeffgnz · 06/14/2008, 12:45 AM

ok i moved it to the media chamber in my deltec mce600, only reason i avoided that is it's in my sump and hard to reach. I got it in there and took a pic, does this look right? It seems a lot more fluidized in there. in the pic the water exits to that hole on the right. I am unsure if I have the platform upside down, in the mce600 should my media bag be down further? There is a piece that comes out and can flip around and i am unsure if i have it upside down o_O

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abulgin · 06/14/2008, 05:03 AM

Why are you using the bag? Just dump it in the media reactor and let it become fluidized--you'll get a lot more benefit.

jeffgnz · 06/14/2008, 05:07 AM

at the moment i'm changing out my phosguard every 2 weeks until things are under control, but the purigen seems to last me for ages..

abulgin · 06/14/2008, 05:57 AM

so get another TLF reactor--it's $30.

jeffgnz · 06/14/2008, 05:59 AM

Not in New Zealand, they are like 180NZ but i am heading to the US for a few weeks soon so will bring some equipment back

abulgin · 06/14/2008, 06:08 AM

Don't know what that is in Pesos, but . . . :-) Some contact is better than nothing so I guess the way you're doing it will work until you come to Amerika..

06/13/2008, 11:51 PM	#1
jeffgnz Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 206	suspending bag of purigen in a phosban 150? pics & is this effective? Is this going to work ok? I'm worried that the bag is more dense than the water surrounding it so the water will go around it? What do you gurus think? It is this or just letting is sit in a baffle in my sump. [img]http://i26.*******.com/2myvjvk.jpg[/img]

06/14/2008, 12:15 AM	#2
Playa-1 Moved On Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Laguna Niguel, CA Posts: 7,497	I wouldn't think so. It seems to me that the water would take the path of least resistance and basically bypass the bag. I'm sure you would get some benefit but I wouldn't think it would be very efficient.

06/14/2008, 12:45 AM	#3
jeffgnz Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 206	ok i moved it to the media chamber in my deltec mce600, only reason i avoided that is it's in my sump and hard to reach. I got it in there and took a pic, does this look right? It seems a lot more fluidized in there. in the pic the water exits to that hole on the right. I am unsure if I have the platform upside down, in the mce600 should my media bag be down further? There is a piece that comes out and can flip around and i am unsure if i have it upside down o_O [img]http://i28.*******.com/30j3bs0.jpg[/img]

06/14/2008, 05:03 AM	#4
abulgin Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 2,664	Why are you using the bag? Just dump it in the media reactor and let it become fluidized--you'll get a lot more benefit.

06/14/2008, 05:07 AM	#5
jeffgnz Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 206	at the moment i'm changing out my phosguard every 2 weeks until things are under control, but the purigen seems to last me for ages..

06/14/2008, 05:57 AM	#6
abulgin Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 2,664	so get another TLF reactor--it's $30.

06/14/2008, 05:59 AM	#7
jeffgnz Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 206	Not in New Zealand, they are like 180NZ but i am heading to the US for a few weeks soon so will bring some equipment back

06/14/2008, 06:08 AM	#8
abulgin Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 2,664	Don't know what that is in Pesos, but . . . :-) Some contact is better than nothing so I guess the way you're doing it will work until you come to Amerika..