Who has used Chemi-Pure Elite before?
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Topic: Who has used Chemi-Pure Elite before?
Posted By: ninja_brandon
Subject: Who has used Chemi-Pure Elite before?
Date Posted: November 22 2010 at 2:28pm
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I got some free Chemi-Pure Elite at the reef fest and am wondering if anyone has ever used this product before? Good? Bad?
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Posted By: Snowsrfr
Date Posted: November 22 2010 at 3:12pm
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Used it in the media basket on my 29 Biocube and loved it. Made for crystal clear waters. ------------- "A fish tank is not a pet. It's a TV that you gotta feed." - John Caparulo |
Posted By: kellerexpress
Date Posted: November 22 2010 at 3:16pm
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I use it in both my nanos. I really like it, probably nothing more than high grade carbon though. The elite has gfo in it as well to help with phosphates. ------------- IM 30L Kessil A160we x2 |
Posted By: PhotoGlen
Date Posted: November 22 2010 at 10:38pm
I used it in my 90 and it cleared up some issues, great stuff! ------------- I honestly think it is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate. George Burns Now two 29 gal. Biocubes 90 gal. with a 40 gal. sump |
Posted By: ninja_brandon
Date Posted: November 23 2010 at 10:24am
| Great news to hear! How often does it need to be changed out with fresh stuff? |
Posted By: SGH360
Date Posted: November 23 2010 at 4:22pm
| From what i heard from a representative, in reef fest is last around 3 to 4 months |
Posted By: PhotoGlen
Date Posted: November 23 2010 at 6:48pm
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I heard the same! ------------- I honestly think it is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate. George Burns Now two 29 gal. Biocubes 90 gal. with a 40 gal. sump |
Posted By: ninja_brandon
Date Posted: November 29 2010 at 1:05pm
| Thank you for all of your replies! |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: November 30 2010 at 1:14am
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I would not use it, especially not continuously. That media has been the source of more problems than any other media available to the hobby. This is the past experience of many people that were in this club. I'd only use it to take care of specific pollution problems like what I recommended PhotoGlen do to get rid of some persistent pollution caused by re-introducing some old dead LR.
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Posted By: ejcatmul
Date Posted: November 30 2010 at 7:56am
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+1 I use Chemipure and have only good things to say. No problems so far. To be safe you could chmage out the bag every couple months instead of 4-5. I didn't read any post on this thread that said they had problems with Chemi-Pure other than you Mark. Sounds like you are out numbered. Booooya ------------- "Noob" |
Posted By: ninja_brandon
Date Posted: November 30 2010 at 11:49am
| Why is is problematic Mark? |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: November 30 2010 at 12:31pm
If this were a democracy or an opinion poll, yes I am outnumbered. But thankfully, science does not answer to a polling booth.The fact is, many people have come to this board over the past 8.5 years of it's existence claiming problems with their tank that we traced back to Chemi-Pure. When used continuously it removes elements that should not be removed and sometimes adds elements back in that should have stayed removed. There is a lot more science to it than that, if you would care to learn more about ion exchange.  ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member
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Posted By: SGH360
Date Posted: November 30 2010 at 12:37pm
| So that means it should be replace more frequently to prevent any leaks, Elements that are remove dosent other type of carbon remove it, or is it the phosphate part of this product that remove elements that carbon cannot remove? |