Floyd R Turbo
Aquarium Advice Addict
Marineland C-360. I guess I don't share Mac's view on "The Bag" as far as it being unwieldy and having a goofy tie. I fill mine with 250 mL each. I would think if I put all 500mL in one bag, then yes, it would be packed pretty tight. The idea is to allow adequate flow through the bag. As for the zip-tie, I wish I had about 20 of those I would use them for all kinds of things, you press the release and it opens up - I think it's great.
As for the Purigen all over the tank? Been there!!!! I didn't have "The Bag" the first time, I ended up putting it in cotton tea bags because that's all I could find at the time. I didn't have a lot flying around my tank, but when I opened my canister 3 weeks later they had all disintegrated. Luckily, Purigen sinks and the it all fell to the bottom of the canister (even made it down through the coarse foam) so I was able to harvest 99% of it.
A very small percentage of the pellets are so small they even get through The Bag when you first put it in and rinse it. So yes, by all mean, get The Bag or just buy a couple of the pre-bagged 100mL ones, depending on how much you need/want.
I just did a quick Amazon search and you can get a 100mL bag shipped for about $15, and the 250mL bottle is basically the same price from the same vendor. Then you just need The Bag. LFS will sometimes carry this stuff but shop around, I've seen 250mL for as much as $25 in stores - that's where they make their $$.
As for the Purigen all over the tank? Been there!!!! I didn't have "The Bag" the first time, I ended up putting it in cotton tea bags because that's all I could find at the time. I didn't have a lot flying around my tank, but when I opened my canister 3 weeks later they had all disintegrated. Luckily, Purigen sinks and the it all fell to the bottom of the canister (even made it down through the coarse foam) so I was able to harvest 99% of it.
A very small percentage of the pellets are so small they even get through The Bag when you first put it in and rinse it. So yes, by all mean, get The Bag or just buy a couple of the pre-bagged 100mL ones, depending on how much you need/want.
I just did a quick Amazon search and you can get a 100mL bag shipped for about $15, and the 250mL bottle is basically the same price from the same vendor. Then you just need The Bag. LFS will sometimes carry this stuff but shop around, I've seen 250mL for as much as $25 in stores - that's where they make their $$.