tomanytanks
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Is it possible to overfilter an aquarium and if so what are the dangers?
Do you believe the same to be true for Purigen? I run it 24/7 do you think its a good idea? And if using purigen would it still be necessary to use carbon wouldn't the purigen do the trick. They are different and it is a user preference I am sure just curious about your take on the whole thing melosu58I personally think that you can strip your tank of necessary trace elements by by using GAC all the time. That`s why I occasionally use it. What type tank is this?
What is it exactly we are trying to remove and what is it exactly that carbon strips that purigen doesn't still a little unclear on the specifics of the purpose behind chemical media. Absorbstion of Nitrates and ammonia I believe what else does it accomplish???I switched to Purigen running 24/7 after using Marineland's Black Diamond GAC 24/7. Can't say I've noticed any difference, good or bad. I switched because (1) you can regenerate Purigen, and (2) I was worried about GAC stripping the "good stuff" out of my water, along with the bad. Supposedly, according to Seachem, Purigen targets only the "bad stuff" and leaves the "good stuff" in your tank. I have no way of knowing if that's true though.
...Absorbstion of Nitrates and ammonia I believe what else does it accomplish???
I totally understood that the GAC was not the magic bullet in nitrate control. I just never fully understood exactly why we use chemical media 100% I think I now have a better understanding of it for sure.Melosu's comments and links pretty much cover it. But I just wanted to add that GAC or Purigen really won't take out nitrates or ammonia itself. They will reduce the organics that will eventually turn into nitrates and ammonia though. Maybe it's just semantics, but don't expect to put GAC in a tank full of nitrates and expect the nitrates to go away.