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Why would you soak the old one in bleach before reusing it in your aquarium? Chlorine.
You know what would really change the game for that tank, at least if you got the room under or behind it? A sump setup. Lots of the people with the best quality are running sumps, because you can get multiples types of filtration running at once. Imagine bio balls, activated charcoal, purigen, all running at once. Tank gonna be off the hook for real!
It does matter where the purigen goes. The order should be mechanical- bio- chemical. If you put the purigen lower in the order, it will fill with organic waste and the compounds it is supposed to remove will bypass the purigen. Your tank is awesome.
Purigen should be the last thing water touches before it enters the aquarium
Yep bottom tray if you have an fx6 or 4
Yes I remember it that way as well.
Noted ty for that advice
IDK...Your water looked amazing to me B4 you added the Purigen
The amount of knowledge/ information gained from reading instructions/ directions is priceless.
I love the look of a tank with tannins.....more natural than crystal clear. Love the education on purigen....knowing about as many products as you can opens up your options.
I concur. And I like tannins too..😊
I live in aus we have crystal clear rivers so having crystal clear aquariums is more natural but we also have great tannin rivers/swamps as well :D
@@slanze1986 yes, I guess it depends on geography and all sorts of other variables. Must be incredible to see these fish wild and in clear water!
@@JTCT371 it is amazing I am very lucky to live rurally and have access to so many rivers and creeks as the wet season finishes and the rivers calm down that’s the best time otherwise they do become more tannin colour as the dry season progresses and the waters become lower, however in the rainforest regions they stay crystal clear. Just google crystal clear rivers qld
Its possible to have dark water that is also clear. That's how they are in the wild too. Purigen not necessary for clear water.
First sentence on the package "Purigen should be rinsed before use". Amazing that every KZheadr that does a video on Purigen doesn't rinse it. You even dipped it in water at the start of the video and saw all of the white discharge. Argh! Your tank water looks visibly clearer after Purigen. Thanks for the video.
When packing a filter remember that water should flow in this order thru the filter.. ·Mechanical media (like sponges) ·Bio media (like ceramic/plastic balls and rings) ·chemical media (like puragin, carbon, and zeolite)
I add floss ontop off it all..
I had a random phenomena happen where my tank broke out with a type of cyano bacteria that turned the water dark blue,...and it stank too. Did massive water changes, and tons of new filter media and nothing was working. Not sure if it was the purigen name brand ( can't remember the name), but used a similar product after a water change, and it worked like magic. Crystal clear water and no bad smell. The product I used was also rechargeable by soaking in a bleach water solution, rinsing, and drying thoroughly. I liked that it was reusable and usually used it once a month for a few days. Highly recommend.
Love Pisces Aquaria! Andrew and Ashley are outstanding. Lucky folks in that area.
In an Oase filter the best way to load it is on the bottom tray you have a medium filter pad under a fine polishing filter pad, you fill the middle trays with ceramic media, and leave the top tray for carbon, puragin, and or zeolite. This will get you the best results out of that filter. 18:36
I disagree with this. The typical format would be like course, then medium pad/sponge etc, bio media, then your purgens etc and your finest pad or floss (order on final stage isn't the most critical as bulk of crap you want to filter has already been removed). If you put a polishing pad on the bottom, you are going to clog it up and restrict your flow much sooner in the chain, leading to more frequent cleaning. Nothing special about Oase canisters that would make them different than any other as the principles are the same.
@@jpcreativeimagery Correct.
Great advice and video . I have just set up my planted 75gal and I run two hang filters one running the standard media and the second running poly fill and activate carbon . It works great for crystal clear water . I do plan to use purigan when the tank matures
Ok, your aquarium is beautiful. Beautiful fish. Thank you for the purigen tip.
Along with purigen. Having a low iron glass aquarium helps with water clarity
Maybe. And that's a big maybe. You need really thick glass to notice the difference
At around 2 minutes I decided "this just cannot be worth my time"
Same here bro
I knew as soon as he asked people who used to ask me questions.
Same
Exactly
Very frustrating! If he'd just told us the damn product (purigen) early on instead of the stupid dance around, done a few before and after shots, explained how it worked etc etc I would have stuck around. But at 2.18min I've tapped out and he STILL hasn't named the product. Got the answer from the comments and I'm leaving lol
I have Purigen and carbon in a FX6 which is on my heavily stocked 125g tank (6ft). I was planning on using a 2nd filter to better cover the intake , but the FX6 flow is so strong I decided to wait before adding a 2nd cannister. The results are great. Very clear water, and any cloudiness after feeding is quickly absorbed. I also run a large sponge in tank, so I can't say if the FX6 alone would be as effective. BUT, I run sponges in ALL my tanks along with cannisters, and this 125g is as clear, or clearer than any other. So Purigen will be added to all my other tanks when doing the next maintenance.
Really enjoyed the video and the information in it. I'm at a point where I just run sponge filters and let nature take its course.
I've been using Purigen and it absolutely makes the water incredibly clear!
How do you regenerate your purigen? Does your purigen smell after regenerating? I used bleach and water mix to regenerate and it would not stop smelling like ammonium and other waste products. Even after multiple regenerating baths..
Just buy another one
@@WHTFSayonara 1:1 chlorine and water. I leave mine in for 48 hours (I have another on standby). Sometimes I'll leave it in the chlorine water for a week cuz I forgot. Then bath it in prime water mix for 4-8 hours (again you can leave it in this until your ready to use it) rince it and boom no smell😌
What is prime?@@saqlainmoheimcampbell6244
Yeah lets just keep buying news ones infinitely for something that you can regen.@@jev8196
Thanks Man! I just got back into this from 2007. Waiting on my 80 Gallon WaterBox. Have my RO system. This was my biggest peeve back then. I tried everything and no luck!! So much has changed!! Thanks again for the info! CHEERS!!
This was definitely a useful video to me, i work at an aquarium store and do home tank maintenance and one of the top demands i hear from customers is CLEAR WATER and i was already doing everything else you listed except the purigen. Of course i knre ourigen existed but i had never seen such a good demonstration of what it does! Its definitely not for every tank, and probably shouldn't be, but this seems like a super useful tool for those of us trying to please people who arent "fish people" with aquariums. Its a whole different world from trying to make what us nerds would call a "good tank".
What would you say are the top 3 demands from customers ??
@@henrikmadsen2176 I mean number one is a bottle of liquid that you can buy that you just dump in the tank instead of doing water changes or doing any physical work to clean the tank ever lol. Jkjk But really number one is probably clear water, people who want aquarium maintenance work done probably know next to nothing about aquariums, so to them clear water is healthy water, they don't really understand the concept of "water parameters" because they're invisible. Physical detritus or algae in the water they can see, and it looks ugly so it must be bad! Number two is probably big fish. Everyone wants fish that are far too large for their aquarium. They're not interested in most nano fish or even most common community fish unless they're super colorful and striking like neon tetras or dwarf flame gouramis. Sub note to that is just colorful fish in general, a super bright peacock or mbuna is always going to be more interesting to a layman than say, a super rare and cool fish to us nerds. And third is probably an instant cycle. I get a lot of people coming in to the store trying to buy a fish and tank the same day, and they do not have a fish-in cycling plan, they have just never even considered the concept of cycling, they never considered that you don't buy the pet and the enclosure at the same time. Which to be fair, you often do with other pets like say you go to Petco and buy a lizard in sure they'll set you up with a tank and heat lamp and whatnot. Cycling eludes a lot of people, even people who have had a few aquariums often just fully misunderstand or don't care about the actual nuances of cycling. They just want to put fish in their tank as fast as possible, ideally today.
Definitely not for animals that love the tannins like snails, bettas, etc..
@@fishfishfish9837 yeah here's the trick, besides Bettas and neons there's not really a lot of popular black water fish that don't do just as fine in normal aquarium conditions.
When someone invents Liquid Purigen they will make a fortune.
ADG is the best! I love going there just to watch the tanks. They're living works of art.
Thank you, I really appreciate these kinds of videos from you and I think you do a great job. Keep up the good work and I do enjoy that big aquarium of yours. It’s pretty awesome looking.
Firstly , Your tank looked great too start with , but love the info , and secondly, what type of rainbows are those and are they fully grown ? Thinking of adding some too out tank with our rummies and lemon tetras Thanks
This is awesome to find , where did you get your tank from? I planned on starting a planted tank project
Hi, Thanks for the Purigen review. Where do you get your plants and plant logs?
Thanks for the shout out to Pisces Aquaria! I’m lucky they are my neighborhood FS. Curious what those columns in your background tank are? Is there a vid you made about that setup? Thank you!
Good information thanks for sharing
Intresting product! Im using filterfloss as last step in my aquarium filtrations. It makes the water very clear in my tanks. Love your tank bro!
I use Aquarium co-op sponge filters....so, should I go to the next size for my tanks for clearer water? ...I also use RO water
Love the big ol monstera in the beginning. I use white vinegar to clean the outside of my tanks. Been out of the hobby for a couple years and I am itching to restart a tank as of late. Perfect video for me at this moment. Thanks!
Can you provide a link to the lights you are using? Great looking tank!
Hey, would you know a good way to filter the water before putting it in the tank? I'm using tap water, and the ph is like 14. Super hard water. It takes like 4 months for brown crust to form all over my filter, the outside of the water tubes, the edge of the tank. Like a brown crystal, that looks like sand/rust, and is a pain to chop off. It's like that stuff you get on old shower heads, but I don't want to soak my tank in vinegar. I was thinking I could set some 5 gallon buckets on top of each other and put sand or something in the middle bucket. Ideas?
Brilliant video, can you tell me where you got background and logs please ?
The after shot does pop from the long side. You say to do some more research on this and not just go buy some after watching this video. You did exactly what i would have done (gone out, bought some and thrown it in). I'm not buying the purigen because i don't mind my tannins, but if i did mind I would do this. Thanks AP.
I rember this joint, (start of video) i belive MD fish traveled over there from their home in Europe.. Sooo nice
I have been recharging Purigen for a long time now by soaking it in Prime for 24 hours after the bleaching. Move it around a few times during the 24 hours and you are golden.
I foolishly didn’t rinse mine well enough and put it back in my saltwater tank . Killed all of my fish and 95% of my corals . Over a thousand dollars worth !
I do the same thing I have a 450l tank with 2 litres of puritan in my canister and when I clean it it goes into bleach for 24 hrs then prime for 24 hours
Wow thats very sad this is why i wont use the bleaching method. Worth buying the bulk jar fill media bags up @lakedog3616
@@lakedog3616 OUCH !!! That would hurt. {understatement} Sympathy.
Sorry if I’ve just asked a dumb question but what is Prime??
What a coincidence! I installed purigen in my canister for the first time just 2 days ago and just like you, I forgot to soak it and it clouded up my water immensely... Had to perform 2x 40% water changes and I think I am back to where I started. My city tap water has ok parameters but has a green/yellow tinge out the tap. I believe purigen neutralized that yellow tinge I was looking for in just under 24 hours
I don’t soak mine, just rinse in tap water then put it in the filter, works well.
yeah I basically rinsed it in the aquarium FML, eventually cleared up after 2 days@@Sea-cucumber1151
I use it as the final stage for polishing. It is incredible.
I have used purigen but switched over to chemipure a few years ago, only in my display tanks tho
Great video, great information. I'm a strong believer in purigen and recharging with bleach is not hard at all. I have multiple packets going on 4-5 tanks with extras that get used while others are recharging. That cannister filter needs a good cleaning lol. Increase that flow will help with everything you want in at tank that size (ie: less algae, higher oxygen, water clarity, etc). I rise all my mechanical filtration aka sponges in my sink and all my trays of biological media get dunked up and down in a 5 gallon bucket of aquarium water. All that organic waste in your filter definitely raises overall nitrates in your water. I recommend 3-6 mos for cannister cleaning!
I really like the decor, where is a good spot too get that wood you have?
I started a 10g soil planted tank a month ago. My water is still cloudy and a lil brown even after water changes. I have carbon in the filter and it has cleared it up a lil better. I worry that it will pull the nutrients my ghost shrimp and fish need. Im wondering if it is cause i put to much soil in it , and if i should start take some out?
I used to use purigen but switched over to chemi pure blue/ chemi pure green for my planted tanks and to me it totally better then purigen. Only exception purigen you can recharge where chemi pure you can't.
How is it TOTALLY different??
I use Purigen on one tank. I bought two more bags, but I don't know if I'm going to use them in more than in one filter. It's always good to have one extra and swap them when regenerating, so two would be enough. I don't use it in all tanks, because it removes even things I'd like to have in the tank, there's some extra work/cost and with no tint from the side, it looks bit artificial for the slice of nature.
for the extra bio media you might want to use Seachem Matrix or/and Sera Siporax. And keep using the Purigen of course but put it in the last tray of your filter, so it's the last step. Awesome tank by the way
Nice video! I used purigen before and it works well. But now I use a lot of plants and a sponge filter only. I don't mind if it's not clear. I use organic stuff like dead leaves so it color my tank anyways.
I have a 55 gallon mostly Mbuna Malawi cichlid tank. There are about 15 mature fish in it. The advice you received from your fish store friend about the Purigen and over filtration is good. I don't think you have nearly enough of either to get to where you want to be. I place my media in order of mechanical, Bio, then chemical. For my tank I run both an Eheim 2013 which is now called the 250, an Eheim Professional II which is similar to the Pro 4+ 350 and two Tunze 6025 powerheads. I alternatively clean my two canisters one every two months or so. I put one Chemi Pure and one 250ml bottle of Purigen in filter bags into the canister I am cleaning. Your 180 gallon tank has about half of the canister capacity of my 55 gallon tank and you are using 200ml of Purigen and I am using 500ml. I also have two Chemi pure in there. My water is the crystal clear you talk about in your video if I change the water every week or two. Good luck
What kind of logs do you have in your tank? It sure is beautiful!
Purigen and carbon both work, but secret to cristal clear water is in the amount of serface area you have for bio filtering. There is a formula for this. For safe water for fish, its something like 520 square feet of bio per 5 three inch fish or other and thats for ammonia and nitrite. For cristal clear water, its something like 20 times that amount. There is a formula for this. And for the most part, poret foam at 30ppi offers the most surfase area per square foot than anything else out there outside a fluidized k1 in a sump.
Biological filtration won't remove tannins though...or discoloration from metals or other chemical sources. It will just keep the bacteria count in the water column in check.
I am using Purigen on my dirted tank. The tank water had a definite brownish tinge and Purigen cleared it right up. Now my tank water is extremely clear, but it took a while.
Have you considered putting your canister filter on a pull out drawer for ease of access? Love your video. What filter do you have and what size is your tank.. I thought I heard 80?
Wow 😳 who knew . Thx for sharing 😊
Since I like tannins, I'll skip this. Next tank, I am going to set up with a Penn Plax Undergravel filter. They fell out of fashion, and I'm beginning to think it is b/c they weren't money makers for companies. No need to buy media for it= no money for corporations.
Yep, it is the thing. Cleared my 55g in about 6 hours with tannins and dirt (garden soil).
Can you do a video on the Chihiros c2? More on the setting side. As I have this light and I’m struggling to find the sweet spot for the plants without getting hair and dust algae
Last August I went to the Everglades to herp. I ended up, like every trip, bringing Channeled Apple snails back for my front pond. This year I brought back half a bucket of water too. Rather than dump that water over plants, for whatever reason, I chose to dump it in the pond…. My pond hasn’t been green since that that decision, and I’m shocked at how clear it has remained. I’m talking a molded pond I put in around 2010 that is generally green water. I’ve not cleaned my filter bc everything is so clear.
Great stuff as always -- thanks!
I love this video. It’s like your older videos that you use to make. Rice fish are cool but… 😂
hahahah I feel ya :) thanks!
Oh seachem knows you exist. Seachem knows all. They are the Google of aquariums. They are all knowing. We fear seachem, we worship seachem.
Careful. I think you reached your “Seachem” limit in one post. You might conjure something or open a portal. 😉
Yeah, well Prime is a magic product.
when your water gets less than perfect and its time to do water change . back in the day we used a vortex diatom filter . you connect a hose vacuum your tank and very quick this special filter would make crystal clear water . we also just put the hose in the tank from time to time when water need a buff a couple hours and crystal clear. . they still sell them
I run a fluval 307 with purigen only in the baskets on my 300 gallon. It has 2 fx6 normal filters. I can move that small filter around if i like to polish water.
Nice!!!
Cloudy water is likely from too much free floating bacteria in the water. Purigen and carbon help achieve colorless water. But I’d say the over filtration and having a huge load of brown gunk in the filter (waste eating bacteria and micro organisms) that polish the water is the key. Thanks for the content.
I love crystal clear water and this is how is my method . For info, I have 20 gallon long, slightly over stock and heavily planted tank with a Sicce internal filter. Also I have have Corydoras and no one mentions they are constantly making the water cloudy because they always scavenging for food. Also I only do 20% water change every 4-6 week, occasionally Changing the the filter media every 1-2week.Also I test my water with API master test once a month to make sure I don’t any ammonia. So how I do it? I use poly fil and little bit. My filter chamber give me enough room to use a coarse sponge on the bottom, i cut the sponge part of sponge filter as my middle media to catch finer debris, and last a bit of poly fil to polish. And that how I get clear water. Note: poly fil get clogged if you use too much or it becomes full of debris and can over flow if you have HOB filters.
I used poly fill for yrs I buy the the polishing pad now and cut to fit mu hob. And rinse every other week and put back. Lil more money but I think it's better just my opinion
@@debnazario7226 Very curious: Whats is this Poly Fil? and Polishing Pad? And whare is it bought?
@@henrikmadsen2176 I think they mean poly-wool, better known as pillow or quilt batting (stuffing). It's what I use, I just get a big roll for 20 bucks from Walmart. Where I come from PolyFill is drywall mud :) available in powder or premixed form, it's as old as the hills. Pillow stuffing probably works better but then what do I know :) I don't rinse it, I chuck it and cut some more, it's easy enough with a 20 foot roll and it's half the price of Big Al's stuff. I rinse my sponge in the water I drain from the tank so I don't really lose a lot of bacteria, and I drain the filter of yucky water, usually leaving the bio balls alone. For bio balls I use plastic dish scrubbers, from the Dollar Store. I also build my own stands and sumps, but I'm not using a sump on any tanks rn :) I do big water changes with a pump every week, because some of my guys want super clean water, nitrates under 10 ppm. I don't hear the fish complaining so I guess it's OK :)
I think Purigen works amazingly well. But, in my experience it clears my algae too much! Because of this, it has a negative impact on my tank due to not enough food for algae eaters (I do supplement as well). So, as much as I love that sparkling clear water. I tend to go for clear water (from polyfill) with some tannins. Makes the type of fish I have happier.
Awesome video! Thank you ❤
If you want to continue the experiment I’d leave the filter alone and add a 2nd one seeing as over filtering and water changes were his 1st 2 pieces of advice :) also, sponges hold plenty of beneficial bacteria. That being said, purigen seems like that last 5% to clear water. It’s one of those, “if you really want to go the extra mile… but you don’t have to” kind of things.
Totally agree 💪🫡
@@AQUAPROS great video btw, love the subtle humor about the pre filter sponges 🤣 also you probably control you experiments better than some of the other people making the claims. Your resistance to cleaning the filter is something I couldn’t do lol. +Respect!
@@robertjohnston25 🤪😎😎😎
I just use a mix of vinegar and water to clean the glass on my aquarium. I'm careful not to get any in the tank. But if a little got in, I wouldn't have to worry about it.
I use lemon and water mix and I spray it on the rag, and then clean the glass, then dry it off.
Your dining room is awesome!
thanks for making this
Awesome vid. What are the big coloured fish?
I am old-school I still use those green canisters that go into the tank. I have a 75 gallon tank and I have four of them in my tank and I swear by them I don’t have any holes or tubing or anything that I have to re-pipe my tank so I can use an F6 or one of these like he has here I only use the green ones I have to order them they don’t even have an Internet site. I swear by these things are fantastic and they clean up my tank really quick and I don’t mind getting my hands dirty for my poor babies they need to clean tank but I’m gonna try this purging because I do have a problem with mechanics because I have a lot of wood in my tank but my fish love it and it’s crystal clear it’s just orange, so we look into this good tip!😊
Great video brother, with an amazing topic. In my personal opinion, by my own personal experience, I can tell you that I have been using Purigen for many years now, but mostly in my saltwater aquariums. Never truly have had the experience to use it in my planted aquariums, but I am definitely going to give it a try. Another product that I’ve had success using, is Chemi-pure. This filtration media removes many things, and it will keep your aquariums healthy with the crystal clear water we all desire. It’s also a solution for freshwater aquariums. Anyway, love your topics as always man, keep up the good work.
cheers dude!
Hey, I'm looking to get a new 40 gal tank, Im thinking of buying the oase filter u recommend, can I get the purigen in the oase? Also, should I get the 350 or 600? price is the same so I'm leaning towards 600. I really appreciate your videos keep up the good work
Always go up on the oase (lower flow rate than other brands) you can totally get purigen in one, lots of media baskets 🫡
I always recommend the thermo versions, that way you can get the heater out of the tank 💪💪
Can purigen be used in salt water tanks?
Please help!! what is that box looking with filters? how much it gonna be here in Philippines?
I used puregen along, when brown/black, follow the directions to recharge. Works sextremly well. I'd add another rinse soak in water to remove that bleach question.
Can I use Purigen with a Fluval U3 underwater filter?
I use purigen but I think I have it in the wrong order, it should be the last thing the water touches when leaving the hob. Next cleaning I will switch it up with new purigen and see the how much it differs.
Good video. Except I feel like at this point in your fish keeping career you should know the correct order of filtration media. Lol. Very nice tank. Needs more bottom feeders in my opinion.maybe some african dwarf frogs, as they would love that set up. 😊
Thank you!!
You have the same filter I have and my water is super clear. I Weill try out this product to see if it makes it even clearer. Don’t know how much cleaner I can get it but I might be surprised.
Muazzam berrak oluyor dostum ben kullanıyorum 😊
watched your video...bought purigen right after. Thanks!
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I think it works for a show tank. For everyday, I doubt it will do much. Now, what is it removing that might be beneficial to the tank and community? I'm always worried what it removes over tank clarity, but I run my tanks different. Thanks for the experiment and info. Take Care and Stay Safe.
It's a water polisher and does not remove beneficial things from your tank. It is truly amazing stuff. My parameters STAY perfect and I use purigen religiously.
5 yrs in a 29 and a 40.. works perfectly.. science is your friend
Nice tank ❤
Would it remove your liquid fertiliser?
the advert to this video (mid video youtube ad) was API clearing stuff haha!! I use seaschem lol
Accuclear works well if used correctly
I haven't had a tank in a long time. I used to "polish" my water with a diatom filter. Do they still use those?
I use macropore its exactly the same as purigen but recharges with non- iodised salt not bleach at about quarter the price
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A good test would be to siphon out a gallon or so of water into a white bucket and take pics/video of that. I didn’t realize how much tannins my driftwood was leaching until I threw some fish into a bucket to take to my LFS.
Yup, i commented the same thing. It takes alot of variables out of what your looking at
have you tried cleaning or recharging purigen using Hydrogen Peroxide?
What is that @8:37 is it diffusing something into the water?
It’s a great product and worth every penny! ❤
my fish aren’t thrilled about bright lighting😊 I would like to find a tank light that Imitates the daily light cycles..great tips. I wash my glass with tank water😊
Can you use in a natural tank? With sand and soil
What is that thing you used after the micro fiber cloth
Does it remove particles?
Would you replace activated carbon if using Purigen?
Only problem with carbon in planted tanks is takes out water based fertilizers where purigen isn't meant to but says doesn't . Dymax has same product
My first time setting up a tank and I accidentally set it up right because my water is perfectly clear all my tests are perfect consistently every time I test it my plants are growing well and fish are thriving.
Wow because I have had them since I was 8years old , I don't think I can not have them 🎉🎉❤
Would this be detrimental to filter feeders or is it just capturing particles smaller than food?
When I first started this hobby I had frustrating problems with cloudy water. Perfect parameters, no ammo, no Nitrite, Nitrates around 10ppm, but the water wouldn't clear up. An old timer told me it was beneficial bacteria floating in the water colum because I didn't have enough filtration. Sure enough, I added another HOB to my setup full of ceramice rings and nothing but a sponge prefter for mechanical, and in 3 days my water was crystal clear. Follow the 10x filtration rule.