filter media for cyano ???

[Gseclipse02]

im going to order some stuff for a little issue im having again ( i think its due to old bulbs) but who knows its only on that side and i don't feed on that side either ....


so far im going to try chemi pure elite anything else i should buy ?>

[Europhyllia]

do a search on chemi pure elite. Justahobby had an interesting discussion about it not too long ago.

[Gseclipse02]

do a search on chemi pure elite. Justahobby had an interesting discussion about it not too long ago.




Chemi pure starts out with a saturated sodium state. Submersing the media into an (and I qoute boomer) "85% table salt" solution saturates the media causing it to re-release everything that has been taken up including ammonia, etc. To the SW hobbyist it is useless since the media never has a chance to absorb ammonia, metals, etc before becoming over-saturated.



so it sounds like a waste than ???


this is why i dont ever deal when this type of stuff ...

so what would you recommend lol??

[dclegern]

I had both diatom blooms+greenish brown algae issues a while back. and was about ready to quit!!!!
Algae can be a big pain in the bu**
Good bulbs are a big deal, and maybe drop lighting to only 7-8 hours. but after that..... I ran a new phos-pac(remove in 2-3 days), new charcoal, TLC from the Local fish store....and doubled my clean up crew(15 extra hermits and 7-8 more turbo snails.)
slow and methodical, one step/day at a time...... if you do it all at once you can shock your tank into a dif. annoyance or two.

[Europhyllia]

I don't know that I completely agree with that boomer guy. There are other things in that stuff that might work quite well. Lots of people love it.
Personally I think Poly Filters and Seagel is good. HOWEVER: cyano can live in very low nutrient environments so even if you manage to adsorb most of it it may still not get rid of it. Cyano appears to do well in a certain red spectrum light. So if you know your bulbs need replacing why not try that first?

Hey where is corruption anyway?

[Gseclipse02]

I don't know that I completely agree with that boomer guy. There are other things in that stuff that might work quite well. Lots of people love it.
Personally I think Poly Filters and Seagel is good. HOWEVER: cyano can live in very low nutrient environments so even if you manage to adsorb most of it it may still not get rid of it. Cyano appears to do well in a certain red spectrum light. So if you know your bulbs need replacing why not try that first?

Hey where is corruption anyway?

i have not seen him post much

yea i just dont want to have to pay for shipping twice and i wont buy it at a store since there's a huge mark up

bulbs will be on this order also so it should be here by sat. i think


both of the product are not on aqua caves website :(

[ErikH]

I can say from personal experience that CPE DOES make a difference. I can tell overnight the difference. Less algae on the glass, clearer water etc. Now I have O3 in there with all of that... :) My water is SUPERDEDUPER clear.

Seriously, I say this over and over to people. RINSE YOUR FOODS!!!! It makes a HUGE difference. Feed every TWO DAYS, not every ten seconds unless you have items that have to be fed.

Just that alone should help to alleviate much of the issue.

[RayAllen]

Chemi Pure Elite is a great product. For my cyano what I did

Bought Chemi Clean - Product specifically designed for Cyano. Treated to specifications on box.
Did water change after treating with Chemi Clean and added Chemi Pure Elite.
During the treatment of Chemi Clean- you have to remove all carbon, Chemi Pure and turn off skimmer to let it do its job. After treating I noticed a big iffernce.

Key to it working is following directions.

[Big_Pun]

ive been running chemi pure elite, with no ill affects, i had a clarity and red algae problem and since adding it i have no problems, water clarity is better and algae is gone

[innate1]

I had a run in with the red menace and was ready to throw in the towel. I ended up doing a week of lights out, while adding carbon and a phosban reactor. End of the uholy stuff.

[Neptune@gabesfish]

I agree CPE does work ..Just try it you will love it ..Most do. I tell you what if you want to try it come by store Ill give you enough to run on your tank for free as a test run.. trust me after this you will be hooked on it like I said most are I dont think I would sell as much as we do of this stuff if it didnt work..

[Gseclipse02]

first thanks to every one who replied ...

i wish we had a what to do section when something like this comes up ...


Chemi Pure Elite is a great product. For my cyano what I did

Bought Chemi Clean - Product specifically designed for Cyano. Treated to specifications on box.
Did water change after treating with Chemi Clean and added Chemi Pure Elite.
During the treatment of Chemi Clean- you have to remove all carbon, Chemi Pure and turn off skimmer to let it do its job. After treating I noticed a big iffernce.

Key to it working is following directions.

so i have to order both of these ??? is that what your saying ???

thanks in advance

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ive been running chemi pure elite, with no ill affects, i had a clarity and red algae problem and since adding it i have no problems, water clarity is better and algae is gone

thats good to know


I had a run in with the red menace and was ready to throw in the towel. I ended up doing a week of lights out, while adding carbon and a phosban reactor. End of the uholy stuff.

i did this when i got my new tank and havent had a problem since but i thinks its my old bulbs to be honest but I'm just going to order everything at once


I agree CPE does work ..Just try it you will love it ..Most do. I tell you what if you want to try it come by store Ill give you enough to run on your tank for free as a test run.. trust me after this you will be hooked on it like I said most are I dont think I would sell as much as we do of this stuff if it didnt work..


thanks for the offer but im just going to order it

[RayAllen]

You want to buy Chemi Clean And Chemi Pure Elite

Sorry for the late reply.
http://www.marinedepot.com/Boyd_Chemi_Clean_Red_Slime_Cyanobacteria_Remover_M edications-Boyd_Enterprises-BE1115-FIMERM-vi.html
http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_searchItem.aspx?SearchText=chemi%20pure%20elite&parsed=1

[Gseclipse02]

thanks for the help people !!!


i ordered my stuff will see how everything comes in

[drunkenclam]

first thanks to every one who replied ...

i wish we had a what to do section when something like this comes up ...



so i have to order both of these ??? is that what your saying ???

thanks in advance

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/gseclipse02/untitled-3.jpg




thats good to know



i did this when i got my new tank and havent had a problem since but i thinks its my old bulbs to be honest but I'm just going to order everything at once




thanks for the offer but im just going to order it

WOW.a local sponsor just said try it for free and you decided to pay for it? You are a high roller my man....total props! You get any more free offers send them my way.

[mario]

if your tank is matured i am talking about 1 year old or longer you should not be dealing with these issues you are probley over feeding or your lights are on to long, you might have to much live stock in your tank could be an issue, use a good skimmer, refug. helps a lot also.

[rabadanmarco]

so you guys think this chemi pure stuff is pretty good

[Gseclipse02]

well i started using the CPE and i kind of like it i have noticed the cyano not growing as much like it use to its calmed down but i do siphon every so many days ....I haven’t in 10 days or so been lazy
i also didn’t realize how much i needed it was cheaper to just go on DR fosters and order the Grande size which is 3 packs for 35$ plus shipping and waiting a week for it
i also bought the red slime remover and would like to use it but i am to scared
Another thing that might be helping is that I did a decent size clean up crew with reef cleaners and that usually helps with everything

[Big_Pun]

that's exactly what I did with my Pico, added a bag of chemi pure elite and updated my CUC, water changes, the poor lil pico was covered completly in it, the weird part is where the cyano came from the tank was matured all I added was the new LED light and the ac70 fuge with cheato and the heater. took 2 weeks to clear it up