Originally Posted by lion_crazz
You know, I used to think that ChemiPure was not much better than most other carbons, but I stand corrected and apologize to anyone that I previously dissented about on the subject. I have been using ChemiPure lately and I have been seeing far better results with it. Furthermore, they just came out with chemipure elite which actually removes phosphates and silicates from the water. It is a little more expensive, but it actually works if you have issues with either of those. For that reason, I throw my vote to chemipure as well.
I used to use Kent and did not really see much of a difference between that and the cheap stuff.
I have to agree with you lion_crazz. I used Kent reef carbon for years off and on and saw clearer water, but my lfs was out of kent and used chemipure. OH my gosh, what a difference. My corals opened up much better and the water was clear as well. I always had a problem with nitrates and since using it, I have seen a significant decline in the nitrates. I haven't tried the "elite", just saw it in a magazine ad....looks interesting. I will try that next go around.
