Purigen in media reactor?

[vr6fan]

Wondering if anyone has tried using purigen in a media reactor on a freshwater tank? Not sure how effective it would be but I'm curious...

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[vr6fan]

Bump

 

[vr6fan]

Bump anybody?

 

[ragin_cajun]

I think jc1119 was gonna do it on his tank. Not sure if he did, or how it turned out....scroll down to post #38...
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/f...23425-300-gallon-SA-CE-community-build-thread!!

 

[spiff44]

I know Purigen floats... this would be a deal breaker, right? All of the reactors I have seen, the input is from the bottom with the water going up through sinking media. Also, its extremely fine, almost like dust. Even if you had a top down unit for use with floating media, this stuff being super tiny would leave the reactor.

Or do the reactors have a filter screen? If so, it would have to 100 micron..

 

[Rayne]

It is actually a much more effective way of using Purigen since the water flows past all of the material instead of just the outer portion of purigen in a bag. Problem is that it is extremely small stuff and very light so keeping it inside the reactor is tricky, but can be done with the right water flow and perhaps a sponge to block it.

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?413487-Purigen-Fluidized-bed-filter

 

[vr6fan]

Thanks for the info guys...I ended up buying an aquatop reactor...it has an adjustable pump which is nice..packed it full of purigen we'll see how it goes

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