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A lot of dechlorinators have a slime coat(amine based). And this slime coat makes Purigen toxic Prime contains no amine so its safe. Also some amine based products can render Purigen non-regenerable read it here: Seachem. Purigen FAQ

Get a phosphate remover media in your tank right away. More so than the Purigen you were planning. Rowaphos or Seachems Phosguard. Put it in a media bag and your diatoms will start dieing off in a few days and soon your tank will be clear of them. I suspect all your plants are plastic? looks...

Yes they make prepackaged Purigen SeaChem Purigen Filter Media - 100 mL The sock doesnt need to be totally filled to be effective. 4 heaping tablespoons of a good phosphate remover like RowaPhos or PhosGuard will do a 75G tank easily. I don't know what your HOB looks like so im not sure how...

Yes, I beleive those cartridges do leech out phosphates. Theres no way for any of us to stop carbon phosphates from leeching back into the tank. But what you could do is limit the amount of it by not buying cheap noname brand carbons. Ive been doing some research into the Two Little Fishes...

Purigen certainly does more than carbon. For one, carbon slowly leaks out phosphate back into your tank. That may be good or bad for you. For me I want my phosphate level to be zero so its difficult to find a pure carbon than doesnt leak out a little bit of phosphate. Also, in the long run...

Early this year i invested in the new Eheim Pro3's (2071) and find they are great. I never got into the Pro2's but im liking the way the now Pro3's work and so easy to disconnect

Here's a little project I did for my freshwater Tropheus tank Main components Reactors: Two Little Fishies Phosban Reactor 150 (2 of them) Media: RowaPhos Phosphate Removal Media (500mL) Media: SeaChem Purigen Filter Media (150mL) Filter: Eheim 2213 Classic Tank: 72gal bowfront -...