Maybe Macropore is cheaper in Spain than Purigen. The link provided by Neptune shows it considerable more than I paid for 2L of Purigen. 2L of purigen here is less than 100 dollars U.S.
I bought Purigen from Pet Mountian for 65$ for 2 Liter on sale last year. Makes one wonder who the actual maker is and how it can be bought from them and cut out the middle man.
Unfortunately Macropore is restricted to Australia, I bought it there and brought it with me in my holliday trip to Sydney so that pretty much rule it out. You can see it here, price is in AUD.
My reactor is pretty simple and cheap, the most expensive part by far is the 125 mm OD clear PVC tube, the rest is standard PVC fittings. Initially I was planning to build two but I do not see the need for the second one now.
Very nice and cheap as you stated. It must be different than purigen. Purigen will not recharge with salt alone. That seems to be more in line with pura nitrate removing resin. It also recharges with salt.
Yes i have tried to recharge purigen in a brine instead of bleach it did nothing.
Got mine setup today. Not a great video, I was trying to show the flow put its hard to see. It is currently operating at 30 gph and has 500ml of purigen. I am hoping that I can bump up the flow once the beads get heavier, this is brand new purigen. I significant portion is pressed up against the top (about half).
I have not noticed the Purigen getting heavier over time. I always have a certain percent that seems a little lighter than the rest of the material.
Did you add more sponges in there?
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Yeah, I used some filter floss at the top to prevent the beads from blowing into my sump
It does get heavier as it loads with organics. You are correct that they're some tiny beads as well. I would let those run through to the panty hose over the output of the lifegard 300 fluidized bed i used. I ran 1 liter of purigen in the filter and just tossed the tiny beads as they could be a pita at times.
I just use it in bags in my canister, and in some HOBs for my other smaller tanks. I have also noticed there is usually some percentage of smaller, lighter beads. They float off when I recharge the Purigen.
I am wondering what sort of benefits you guys running these reactors are seeing, besides the obvious better contact - do you notice it wears out faster, can you see measurable differences in your water? I ask because I love the idea but notice that while in my HOBs I need to rotate it every now and then, in the canisters I see very even color change which at least makes me feel its getting good flow and working well
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