Reusable/Regeneratable Filtration Products.

[Neopimp]

With the group buy rolling in I was researching what was needed to run carbon and GFO.  I looked at the price of the the stuff and figured that the cost of this stuff can add up if you are just throwing it out.  I remembered from Chemistry/Environmental courses at water treatments plants use  basically GFO and that they do not throw them out.  So google came up with this.

How to Regenerate GFO - http://www.reef-geeks.com/forums/reef-geeks/1375-regenerating-granular-ferric-oxide.html

So I had more time on my hands and got thinking about Carbon and other things of the sort.  Carbon can be regenerated but it requires 800+ degree C temp or some electro chemical reaction, bottom line is that it is not viable people at home.  Anyways I can across the Seachem Purigen product.  I have seen mixed reviews on it, while there have been no negatives on the stuff there are questions about whether or not it is a complete replacement for carbon.  The consensus seems to be that it eliminate Nitrogeneous wastes better than carbon but neglects other things that carbon may grab.  But what caught my attention was that you can regenerate it with nothing but bleach and water. 

Anyone ever have any experience with the above mentioned things?

Not sure if regeneratable is a word or not

 

[Neopimp]

Well this topic was a hit

Just another question.

If I was to buy the BRS Carbon, GFO and Biopellet set ups....

Which order should I purchase them.  I dont think the wife would appreciate the sudden drain on the account iof I bought all setups at once.

Anyone run the Dual reactors from BRS?

Anyone ever use Purigen?

 

[crazybizzle]

i  sometimes run the dual brs one with carbon and other gfo on a maxi jet 1200 never used purigen but i like rhe dual reactor i sometimes swap out the carbon for some extra neo zeo or neo mag even tho the mag is supposed to be in a co2 reactor but it still works..  i basically took it off line cause my mb7 bio fuel mix is taking care of everything so no need for me to waste gfo

 

[Blob-79]

sorry dude, i was going to answer you earlier but I forgot lol. Alot of nano reefers swear by purigen and chemipure elite. It must work decent. I tried it on my 55 gallon back in the day. if you want you can have it for that pvc

Personally I would start on pellets first. Carbon can be used in a sock if you really need to use it. Its not super efficient or anything, same goes for gfo.