Rollenbor Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 The bag of Chemi Pure is too big for my media basket and I only need about half. It says not to divide it up under any circumstances. I have another mesh bag so can I just put in what I need? Link to comment
asting Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 I did not see those instructions haha. I've got a media bag that I've been swapping out portions of chemi pure in. It's working so far, but maybe there's a reason. Can someone else chime in? Link to comment
Pickle010 Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 I'm not sure about the regular chemi pure as I've always used the elite. But I never broke it up since it was a mixture of more then one chemical in the pouch and I couldn't possibly judge the amount of each that I was transferring over. I always wanted to be sure I was getting the full benefit of the product. Link to comment
asting Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 I'm not sure about the regular chemi pure as I've always used the elite. But I never broke it up since it was a mixture of more then one chemical in the pouch and I couldn't possibly judge the amount of each that I was transferring over. I always wanted to be sure I was getting the full benefit of the product. I'm not sure if i have the elite or not, but mine is all mixed together. It seems fair to assume that the concentration is pretty uniform, because they had to separate batches into individual bags in the first place. Link to comment
herranton Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 I think, and don't quote me on this, that chemipure is very fine and it would be hard to find a mesh bag that would contain it. You could end up with a black storm in your tank. probably wouldn't hurt anything, but it would be a pain to get rid of. This is all speculation though. Link to comment
asting Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Yeah I considered that, but I think the mesh of my replacement bags was actually finer than the original. I do have some gunk that has collected in my sand, but I'm thinking mainly snail poop. Link to comment
Rollenbor Posted February 22, 2012 Author Share Posted February 22, 2012 Hahaha!! I didnt wanna risk it. I just cut out one of the chambers in my media basket. So there were 3 chambers so I cut 1 of the slots out to have 1 big chamber and 1 small. My tank has 2 inlets with 2 baskets. My left basket has a big chamber with Chemi Pure and the small one on the bottom has filter floss. My right has Cheato in the big one and Purigen in the small one one the bottom. Link to comment
mmcguffi Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 I only use half the little plastic band that keeps it together can be opened if you hold the 'button' down in the little thingy that keeps it locked then I just pour the other half back into the container when you need to switch you just do the same process edit: this thing Link to comment
Rollenbor Posted February 23, 2012 Author Share Posted February 23, 2012 I only use half the little plastic band that keeps it together can be opened if you hold the 'button' down in the little thingy that keeps it locked then I just pour the other half back into the container when you need to switch you just do the same process edit: this thing A zip tie you mean. Link to comment
StevieT Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 DO NOT BREAK IT UP! It can cause your water to become so dry that it can spontaneously combust at the worst moment. hi and welcome to StevieT v. 2008 Link to comment
ibom Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 they also sell a 6.5 oz container the normal size is a 10 oz Link to comment
Nerdman Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 they also sell a 6.5 oz containerthe normal size is a 10 oz Or the mini 3.1 ounce also. micro-reefs has them. Link to comment
surgicalsense Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 I did I am still waiting for my water to become dry and spontaneous combust like Steve said. Link to comment
C.I._Reefer Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 I did I am still waiting for my water to become dry and spontaneous combust like Steve said. And when it happens, He shall be there to say "IToldYaSO" Link to comment
Bobyboy Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 I only use half the little plastic band that keeps it together can be opened if you hold the 'button' down in the little thingy that keeps it locked then I just pour the other half back into the container when you need to switch you just do the same process edit: this thing This is a level of genius that rarely shows itself on these forums. Thanks for the great idea. Now how would I do the same with purigen? Link to comment
plainrt Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 I always used the zip tie trick when ran my old tank with subcurrent filter. Link to comment
mmcguffi Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 This is a level of genius that rarely shows itself on these forums.Thanks for the great idea. Now how would I do the same with purigen? lol I cant tell if youre making fun of me or not I have no experience with with purigen but I didnt think it came prepackaged a la chemipure Link to comment
Veng Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 It can cause your water to become so dry that it can spontaneously combust at the worst moment. I always wondered what caused my tank to do that, now I know. Thanks! Link to comment
tigrtraps Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 +1 for opening up that bag and splitting the amount into two bags. Hasn't hurt anything that I have. Those guys are just joking about the water spontaneously combusting, the fish are a different story though... Link to comment
got2envy Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 I split mine up...there is no way I can fit that big azz bag in my little HOB Link to comment
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