The Beginner's Guide to Purigen And Why You Should Use It 2023

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Are you a beginner in the world of aquarium keeping? Curious about Purigen and its benefits for your aquatic ecosystem? Look no further! In this comprehensive video, we present "The Beginner's Guide to Purigen" where we demystify this incredible aquarium product and explain why it should be a part of your setup.
Join us as we dive into the fascinating world of Purigen and explore its numerous advantages. Learn how this powerful filtration media can enhance water clarity, remove impurities, and create a healthier environment for your fish and plants. We'll walk you through the step-by-step process of using Purigen effectively, ensuring optimal results for your aquarium.
Discover the science behind Purigen's unique properties and understand how it surpasses traditional filtration methods. We'll discuss its ability to remove organic waste, toxins, and discoloration, leaving your water crystal clear and pristine.
Whether you're a beginner or an experienced aquarist, this video is packed with valuable insights and practical tips to help you harness the full potential of Purigen. Elevate your aquarium maintenance routine and provide the best possible habitat for your aquatic friends.
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@FathomAquatics Жыл бұрын

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@zoradavinci3 Ай бұрын

Thank you for explaining where the Purigen should be placed in a HOB filter I had it wrong and that explains a lot for me. I’ll be replacing by biomax material tomorrow along with Purigen it’s due to be changed. New to your site but love it so far! 😊

@FathomAquatics Ай бұрын

@@zoradavinci3 thanks for stopping by!

@MakerTom2022 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Still learning about the Nitrogen cycle. You've helped me with realistic expectations of filtration products.

@migueleespinosa2632 Жыл бұрын

Great explanation. A key is tank volume turnover. The remaining organics are cycled through the filter again to transform it to an inert state at a nitrate level.

@FathomAquatics Жыл бұрын

Great point!

@Fyyt Жыл бұрын

Absolutely 💯 percent

@OceanLife6977 9 ай бұрын

Love your explanation on this. Exactly the clarity that I was looking for to be able to understand. Just subbed. Thank you!!

@FathomAquatics 9 ай бұрын

Awesome, thank you! Glad it was helpful. Not enough people explain it correctly. Im probably going to make an updated version of this soon because i think i can do a better job

@Shalom-qn5wt 11 ай бұрын

Such a helpful video, thank you so much!

@FathomAquatics 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for stopping by :)

@Davidsnelling30542 Жыл бұрын

This is some great info

@FathomAquatics Жыл бұрын

Thanks glad you got something out of this

@johnwilkerson9804 9 ай бұрын

One thing I think people are doing that could lead to these thoughts of it being dangerous to the bacteria is, they probably only use one type of filter on every tank. I prefer two. Something like a hob or canister or internal power filter AND a sponge filter in a corner. Sponges are great and if the power blinks out when you are at work it doesn't need primed and will help maintain your tank until you can get back home and see the problem. It also helps you use your hob/canister/internal as a more defined tool. Meaning you can set it up for extra biological filtration if you have clear water but high nitrate and nitrites. On the flip side if water quality is good but you have smaller particles floating you can add finer sponges to act as a water polisher. The best advice I got from my fish store was simply "always have two filter options on any tank with fish you'll be sad to loose"

@FathomAquatics 9 ай бұрын

Great tip! I have at least two filters on my big tanks so this checks out

@idigvivaldi1 8 ай бұрын

This was a really great video.

@FathomAquatics 8 ай бұрын

Thank you, Glad you think so!

@NIGEL-MORGZZ1100 3 ай бұрын

Shit works gooooood man I was doing water changes weekly in my 5 gallon now it’s every two weeks much appreciated not even slightly stressed out price is tooo much but it’s good

@MariaCastellano-sb4mp 8 ай бұрын

Thanks

@FathomAquatics 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much I’m glad you got something out of this video!

@thebrainred 3 ай бұрын

Great video best explanation

@FathomAquatics 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@grubber6548 9 ай бұрын

Great explanation and very informative 👍

@FathomAquatics 9 ай бұрын

Thanks, Glad you liked it!

@tricearistondo1185 4 ай бұрын

Thank for your time in creating this amazing video. quick question, do I have to pre rinse the Purigen with water before running the filter pump

@FathomAquatics 4 ай бұрын

You don’t have to but it might have some fine white powder that will rinse off if you choose to rinse it in a sink.

@tricearistondo1185 4 ай бұрын

sweet, thank you for the quick reply!@@FathomAquatics

@jroam2659 10 ай бұрын

Using this as a polishing filter on my HOB for easy access and rechsrge instead of it being on my canister filter.

@FathomAquatics 10 ай бұрын

These work great in HOBs!

@rahulgkhs 7 ай бұрын

What type of fish are those at the end? Good video, thanks. After planting submerged plants I had to switch from activated carbon to purigen.

@FathomAquatics 7 ай бұрын

Those fish are bichir (bye-shure or bih-sheer). They are members of the polypterus family. I have a couple endlichiri bichir, a couple ornate bichir, a Delhezi bichir, and a Senegal bichir. If you’re interested in them I got some videos of them up on the channel

@rahulgkhs 7 ай бұрын

@@FathomAquatics Thanks. I have seen senegal up close. But yours looked bigger.

@FathomAquatics 7 ай бұрын

@@rahulgkhs yeah the fish in that tank are not senegals they are much bigger species of bichir

@alexiscondit898 Жыл бұрын

I thought you wanted the more coarse sponge before the fine filter floss...so the bigger debris gets caught first and then the smaller stuff passes through. But I suppose it doesn't matter that much.

@FathomAquatics Жыл бұрын

So in a canister filter like an fx6 you would want the coarse sponge before filter floss to make the floss last longer so you don’t have to break it down as much. In a sump it’s common to use a filter sock or a section of filter floss near the beginning of the flow to catch as much debris as possible, and to change out that floss or filter sock more often, because it’s much easier to access. In many cases it’s just pull the sock out and drop a new one in there so you don’t have to turn off your pumps and deep clean the sump very often.

@alexiscondit898 Жыл бұрын

@@FathomAquatics OK, yeah that makes sense. Thanks for explaining.

@MrJarrod Жыл бұрын

I been a long time user of carbon . Purigen is now my new go too. If it was harmful, my plants would die first.

@frankslabinak7333 3 ай бұрын

But what if you're using an undergravel filter?

@FathomAquatics 3 ай бұрын

when you set up an undergravel filteryou understand that its not something youre going to be adding too, often. That said, you can hang a bag of purigen in a tank short term to clarify the water. I have personally clamped the bags near the rim of a tank many times. Its obviously not as optimal as adding it to a hang on the back filter or canister filter but you cant expect every product to be 100% compatible with every other filter solution

@kennedicrawford8019 5 ай бұрын

i have 5.5 gallon with growing diatoms (brown algae). will this work for me?

@FathomAquatics 5 ай бұрын

It will help remove excess nutirents and make the water mkr clean, but for brown diatoms specifically I would use seachem phosguard. Diatoms need silicates in the water to grow so phosguard starves them out :)

@ronniedeangelis5327 Жыл бұрын

Fathom Should carbon be used along side Purigen? Thanks.

@gunnerneikoify Жыл бұрын

100% positively no reason to use carbon at all unless it's to remove meds (certain chemicals/tannins) or smell from your water. Otherwise it's a pointless waste of money.

@FathomAquatics Жыл бұрын

You can use carbon as well as purigen at the same time. You can clear tannins in the water very fast with both

@FathomAquatics Жыл бұрын

@@gunnerneikoify Not everything on this list is a med or odor related.. Per the book “Treatment of Water by Granular Activated carbon”, McGuire, the followings can be removed by activated carbon: Mineral oil, BTEX, Poly aromatic hydrocarbons (PACs), 2,4-D, Deisopropyltatrazine, Linuron, Alachlor, Desethylatrazine, Malathion, Aldrin, Demeton-O, MCPA, Anthracene, Di-n-butylphthalate, Mecoprop, Atrazine, 1,2-Dichlorobenzene, Metazachlor, Aziphos-ethyl, 1,3-Dichlorobenzene, 2- Methyl benzenamine, Bentazone, 1,4-Dichlorobenzene, Methyl naphthalene, Biphenil, 2,4- Dichlorocresol, 2-Methylbutane, 2,2-Bipyridine, 2,5-Dichlorophenol, Monuron, Bis(2-Ethylhexyl) Phthalate, 3,6-Dichlorophenol, Napthalene, Bromacil, 2,4-Dichlorophenoxy, Nitrobenzene, Bromodichloromethane, Dieldrin, m-Nitrophenol, p-Bromophenol, Diethylphthalate, o-Nitrophenol, Butylbenzene, 2,4-Dinitrocresol, p-Nitrophenol, 2,4-Dinitrotoluene, Ozone, Carbofuran, 2,6- Dinitrotoluene, Parathion, Diuron, Pentachlorophenol, Endosulfan, Propazine, Chlorobenzene, Endrin, Simazine, 4-Chloro-2-nitrotoluene, Ethylbenzene, Terbutryn, 2-Chlorophenol, Hezachlorobenzene, Tetrachloroethylene, Chlorotoluene, Hezachlorobutadiene, Triclopyr, Chrysene, Hexane, 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene, m-Cresol, Isodrin, m-Xylene, Cyanazine, Isooctane, o. Xylene, Cyclohexane, Isoproturon, p-Xylene, DDT, Lindane, 2,4-Xylenol, Aniline ,Dibromo-3 chloropropane, 1 Pentanol, Benzene, Dibromochloromethane, Phenol, Benzyl alcohol, 1, 1- Dichloroethylene, Phenylalanine, Benzoic acid, cis- 1,2- Dichloroethylene, o-Phthalic acid, Bis(2- chloroethyl) ethe, rtrans-1,2- Dichloroethylene, Styrene, Bromodichloromethane, 1,2. Dichloropropane, 1, 1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane, Bromoform, Ethylene, Toluene, Carbon tetrachloride, Hydroquinone, 1, 1, 1-Trichloroethane, 1-Chloropropane, Methyl Isobutyl Ketone, Trichloroethylene, Chlorotoluron, 4-Methylbenzenamine , Vinyl acetate

@gunnerneikoify Жыл бұрын

@Fathom Aquatics If you have ANY of those things in your aquarium, it would be best to give up the hobby cause you have absolutely no clue on what you're doing.

@davidgutierrez1319 Жыл бұрын

What about fx6 set up

@FathomAquatics Жыл бұрын

It's most efficient to have it in the very bottom basket of an fx6.

@omones 10 ай бұрын

How much Purigen should I use on 250 litre tank?

@FathomAquatics 10 ай бұрын

The best size for you would be the 100ml pouch. That should last a while and give you good results. If you look in the video description and scroll down to chemical media and click the purigen link, just choose the 100ml pouch option :)

@brettarch7043 4 ай бұрын

As much as you want

@gunnerneikoify Жыл бұрын

The "need" for purigen is a direct representation of a poorly maintained, poorly set up or undersized filtration system along with or too much bio-load for the aquarium as a result of an over populated tank or overfeeding. A properly set up aquarium has absolutely 100% no need for purigen at all. Not my opinion, that is fact.

@alexs3540 Жыл бұрын

😂 it’s just a tool for managing nitrates between water changes. You don’t need it, it just helps.

@andreashessler838 Жыл бұрын

Correct! Most people use is purely to polish water. I lived in Germany for a while and they absolutely love the stuff there. No question it helps to improve water clarity.

@gunnerneikoify Жыл бұрын

@Andreas Hessler It's odd then, my water is literally crystal clear and I've never used purigen, ever. I mean crystal clear. You wouldn't be able to even tell there's water in the tank if it weren't for the bubbles rising from airstones.

@alexs3540 Жыл бұрын

@@gunnerneikoify yeah there’s more than one way to polish water…

@andreashessler838 Жыл бұрын

@@gunnerneikoify I don't use it either. I don't generally overfeed or overstock and I keep up with my tank maintenance/filtration is good (my water is also crystal clear). However, purigen does a job if it's your thing. A colleague of mine keeps a big overstocked Malawi tank and he swears by it.

@JTCT371 4 ай бұрын

This product isnt as great as the hype over it.....go ahead....have soft water youre trying to buffer up? The difference between activated carbon and Purigen is, Purigen will remove the waters capacity to buffer leading to an extremely quick PH crash. Activated carbon is still the superior product to use in this situation.

@FathomAquatics 4 ай бұрын

This is not true at all. First of all there is a big difference between activated carbon and any resin polymer to include purigen and chemipure blue/green. You’re looking at comparing apples to oranges because they have one thing in common. Purigen does not remove water’s capacity to buffer in any significant way. You do whatever you want but don’t be spreading misinformation in my comments. PM me a study or journal from a reputable source that claims that purigen is removing buffer capacity in a significant amount and that purigen is causing ph crashes. Go ahead let’s see it

@FathomAquatics 4 ай бұрын

@JTCT371 4 ай бұрын

@@FathomAquatics This is what happened in my case less than 2 hours after putting it in the filter. Took it out, put the carbon back, and Ph began climbing again. Purigen is all I did differently.

@FathomAquatics 4 ай бұрын

@@JTCT371 there’s nothing in purigen that would raise PH though. The only thing I can think of is if there’s high tannins there might be a minimal change but the compounds are still in the water. I would explore what other things could be effecting the ph short term like if it was close to a water change and the fresh water was still gassing off or if the new water was still equalizing. There’s gotta be another explanation. It’s like saying an inert object raised your ph and when you took it out it went back down - there has to be something else going on at the same time because if something is inert it cannot be the reason for oh swings

@JTCT371 4 ай бұрын

@@FathomAquatics My PH didn't rise. It crashed from 6.8 to 6.0 in less than 2 hours, its all I did differently...checked PH before placing it in. This is not misinformation, this is the reality of my experimentation with a product. Whatever benefit the crush coral I used was giving to the slow rising of my PH was completely filtered out of the aquarium water, by the Purigen. And Im 100% sure of it.

@DarkPaladin727 Жыл бұрын

how many times do you personally renew your purigen?

@FathomAquatics Жыл бұрын

I have like 8 bags and I use two at a time and when I'm down to the last two I renew the dark bags. I'm in the process of making a guide for that if you want to check back soon. It's pretty easy. I know some people say they never rewnew it and just tthrownit away because they don't want kids running around bleach and stuff but you can renew in a sealed container and responsibly put it out of reach of any pets or children. The bags end up being like $10 each so you really are just wasting money and also keeping extra trash out of the landfills when you renew them.