chemi-pure elite

[debbie]

Anyone here use Chemi-Pure Elite and what are your thoughts on this product??
I am looking at putting this into my 5.5 gal nano to replace the carbon I have been using the past 5 years and was told this is great stuff.
Oh, and I do replace the carbon often.....

 

[flower]

Originally Posted by Debbie
http:///forum/post/3280046
Anyone here use Chemi-Pure Elite and what are your thoughts on this product??
I am looking at putting this into my 5.5 gal nano to replace the carbon I have been using the past 5 years and was told this is great stuff.
Oh, and I do replace the carbon often.....

I would run both, LOL I did run both, now I use Purigen and carbon.

 

[meowzer]

I started using chemi=pure elite 6 months ago when I was having a BAD Hair algae issue in my 225G. After using it I no longer have the HA...Not saying it was ALL the chemipure....I was doing a lot of work too, but I do believe it helped.....I noticed some HA coming back a couple fo weeks ago, and changed my chemeipure elite....and now it is gone again.....
depending on your tank, will dictate how often to change it....it says you can wait 6 months...IME I should change it in 4...

 

[nikesb]

better to change it in 3 months

 

[saxman]

it's great stuff as long as you don't use it on tank that houses fish with closed opercula such as SH and many fish from the scorpionfish family (to name a few), as Ferric Iron Oxide has been known to cause gill irritation. if you house any such fish, it's best to use regular chemi-pure and a Ferric oxide hydroxide product such as PhosBan or Rowa Phos.

 

[debbie]

Thanks for the replies. I don't have any issues with my tank using carbon just thought that the chemipure might last longer than the carbon does.