Pura Complete

[Anonymous]

I put the Pura Complete in my sump a few days back and the tank looks great. Better than the usual stuff I use(ChemiPure and BioChemZorb). I am actually impressed by the job it is doing. It also reduces Phosphates and Silicates. I would recommend it to anyone.

 

[bleedingthought]

How much and how long do you run it for?

 

[Anonymous]

$8.99 for each pouch. I run it 24/7. It says it is good for up to 6 months, so I'll change it every 2 months.

 

[bleedingthought]

I meant, how much of the product are you running your tank?

 

[Anonymous]

One 16oz bag.

 

[ReefTiger]

How does your skimmer react to it? I never run carbon, but may try this with the silicate/phosphate properties that you speak of.

 

[Anonymous]

They also have one that just absorbs phos and silicates. It had no effect on the skimmer. No wild foaming like the pads cause.

 

[bleedingthought]

Hey Dan, where did you get these pouches? And what is the phosphate and silicate absorber one called?

And how's your tank been, BTW?

 

[Anonymous]

I got them at the LFS. The media comes with the bag.

http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewItem. ... uct=MN3131

The tank is great thanks.

 

[stubbsz]

I've bought some of this and I'm a little confused from the descriptions as to what it has and what the advantages are over other products. I currently used Carbon and Phosban in a reactor chamber.

The first and thing I notice is that PhosLock will not disintegrate under high flow rates... so I see an advantage there.

But what else is there in it to improve over my current set up.

-Adrian

 

[pwj1286]

Is that similar to RowaPhos? What color is it? brown, orange brown, dark brown, or almost black? It sounds like it is a Ferric Oxide based filter media.

Pretty cheap. Sounds good. What has it done so far?
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[Ben1]

I use it. Its a combination product, including carbon, GFO like rowaphos or phosban, and a white product.

I like it also.

 

[bleedingthought]

So, do you use it in addition to carbon? I'm using purigen and carbon on the nano and just carbon on the 75...

 

[pwj1286]

I assume the white product is aluminum based phosphate remover, much like SeaChem's phos sponge.

IMO, I dont trust that aluminum. Randy Homes (chemistry master) doesnt believe so also.
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[MelanieF]

I use the PuraPhos version. It runs reddish brown when rinsed but has kept my PO4 nil. I will never use anything else again, unless I decide to spend $ on a reactor which seems pointless since this stuff works just fine. I have a Turboflotor skimmer with the box that is supposed to contain bioballs. I just toss the bag of PuraPhos in the empty box so it treats water that passed through the skimmer. I have one of the PuraComplete pads sitting in my sump baffles. Neither has ever affected my skimmer.

 

[stubbsz]

I assume the white product is aluminum based phosphate remover, much like SeaChem's phos sponge..

I think that is a bad assumption. They state "Hydrated Beta-GFH is vastly superior to white colored Alumina based phosphate removers and greatly superior to numerous Alpha-Ferric Hydroxides sold in dry form." So we don't know what color it is from this? It could still be white even if its not the regular white stuff they dis.

I read the blurb again and see:

"Composed of Beta-GFH, Reef grade carbon, and a high capacity cation exchanger. "

So the white stuff ( if the Beta-GFH isn't white) is "a high capacity cation exchanger. "

So what does a "high capacity cation exchanger" do?

-Adrian

 

[Anonymous]

Pura complete has carbon, phosphate remover and positive/negative charged ions. They also sell one that only removes PO4.

 

[stubbsz]

I assume that:
positive/negative charged ions = "high capacity cation exchanger"

What does this mean? What does it do? Does it do something that the Carbon and the Phosphate remover cannot?

Thanks
-Adrian[/code]

 

[Anonymous]

It removes ions(dirt/nutrients) that are either too small for GAC or filter pads to remove. Just like DI resins.