LancsRick
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- 18 Apr 2012
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Well I think I've just written off 100ml of Purigen, but thought I'd make sure first in here.
Just regenerated my Purigen in bleach, and then rinsed in de-chlorinated water thoroughly, and stuck back in my filter. Cue the penny dropping about 10 minutes later and me frantically dismantling my filter and yanking out the Purigen, as well as dosing my tank with de-chlorinator.
Why?
I forgot that you shouldn't use amine based de-chlorinator "slimes" (e.g. API Stress Coat, which I use) with regenerated Purigen since it then becomes a source of chloramines for your tank - very lethal. Having only been in a few minutes, and having dosed the whole tank with Stress Coat, I should be safe for my livestock, but I presume I'm right in thinking that the Purigen itself is now history? Is there any way to recover it?
Off to order myself some Seachem Prime now...
Just regenerated my Purigen in bleach, and then rinsed in de-chlorinated water thoroughly, and stuck back in my filter. Cue the penny dropping about 10 minutes later and me frantically dismantling my filter and yanking out the Purigen, as well as dosing my tank with de-chlorinator.
Why?
I forgot that you shouldn't use amine based de-chlorinator "slimes" (e.g. API Stress Coat, which I use) with regenerated Purigen since it then becomes a source of chloramines for your tank - very lethal. Having only been in a few minutes, and having dosed the whole tank with Stress Coat, I should be safe for my livestock, but I presume I'm right in thinking that the Purigen itself is now history? Is there any way to recover it?
Off to order myself some Seachem Prime now...