Regenerating Purigen?

[Sacha]

One tablespoon of Prime per cup of water.

I used three cups of water iirc, and that was three tablespoons of Prime. A full tablespoon is about 18 ml, so I used around 54 mls. That's half of a 100 ml bottle!

http://www.seachem.com/Products/product_pages/Purigen.html

 

[pepedopolous]

Sacha, if you look on the Seachem forums, they say that the smell is normal http://www.seachem.com/support/forums/showthread.php?t=6979 I've been regenerating the same 2 bags of Purigen for over a year and they do smell even though I soak them and rinse them out much more than prescribed. Putting them back in the filter has had no bad effects as far as I can see.

 

[Sacha]

Thanks, but apparently the "fishy" smell is what's normal. Mine doesn't have a fishy smell, it's a weak bleach smell :s

 

[Nathaniel Whiteside]

One tablespoon of Prime per cup of water.

I used three cups of water iirc, and that was three tablespoons of Prime. A full tablespoon is about 18 ml, so I used around 54 mls. That's half of a 100 ml bottle!

http://www.seachem.com/Products/product_pages/Purigen.html

Sorry. Yeah I see.
I was looking at my 500ml bottle and thinking wtf 😛

 

[Iain Sutherland]

Geez, half a bottle of prime!cheaper to buy more purigen! I never regenerate as it doesn't work as well. I keep 500ml in the tank and it lasts for 6 months then bin it.

 

[pepedopolous]

Sacha, Seachem describe the odour as 'amine'.

If you are really concerned about it, why not try just hanging the bag in your aquarium when you have some time to observe the livestock?

Other than that, all you can do is keep washing it or just buy some new.

P

 

[EnderUK]

purigen! purigen! everywhere! should of got the bag!

my little poem to hijack this thread. Going to get the bag after I tried the 250micron TMC bags and the purigen fell out. Luckly I was testing it in a bucket and managed to save most of it. My question is if I have a 8"x8" filter do I need 2 bags or is one more than enough.

 

[pepedopolous]

I think it's the size of the aquarium that matters. I have a single 100g bag in a 60l and a 125l. It works with both.

 

[EnderUK]

I was thinking more covering the whole flow area in the filter. but if that's the case I might just stick it in some tights and throw it into the filter.