matty73 Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Howdy all , just like some thoughts/opinions from other fisho's on using marinepure media and macropore water conditioner, instead charcoal and ceramic noodles . cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heintz.G Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 I can highly recommend macropore, I've been using it for about 12mts now, marinepure I can't say I still haven't used it yet that'll be in my next order, a lot of people use it and only say good things about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M&J Fabulously Fish Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Marine pure and chemi pure are my to choices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frannles Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Marine pure is good. Got 3L of it in my trickle filter. No issues with the water quality. Macropore is great! I use it for polishing and clearing up my water. Removes all the tannins that were leeching from the driftwood. Just don't spill the stuff! The little spheres stick to everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lictoga Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Marine pure works well, I have that and noodles in my canister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeridre Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Marine pure is great, very porous & great for good bacteria growth. I've had it in my cannister for about a year now with no probs. Would like to try Macropore though, I heard it's like Purigen but cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty73 Posted February 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Thanx to all who replied , i found an old thread on here Macropore vs purigen , sold me , will be converting over to marinepure and macropore , cheers guys and a big 's too the guys @ tech den for all there info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lofties Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 I used macropore for a few months and then tried purigen. I think purigen does a much better job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brodie-S/A-C Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 I used macropore for a few months and then tried purigen. I think purigen does a much better job. This ^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquaholic99 Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 What are your priorities in filter media? That's the only way you will know what works best for you. Cost? Limited filter space? Ease of maintenance? Longevity? Fastest recovery times? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirtle Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Sorry to hijack but was going to post this later on maybe of use to others! Was wondering what people think is better strictly for bio filtration, k1 or marine pure ? I was looking at getting 100kg of it as upgrading all my filters shortly, but I believe for the price k1 will give much better results and it's constantly replacing the bacteria for new healthy bacteria which marine pure does not ? In this sense one would be much better going with k1 correct ? I would still consider adding 2/3 of those blocks to a sump as I understand they can act to remove nitrate. Have I thought about this right ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty73 Posted February 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Sorry to hijack but was going to post this later on maybe of use to others! Was wondering what people think is better strictly for bio filtration, k1 or marine pure ? I was looking at getting 100kg of it as upgrading all my filters shortly, but I believe for the price k1 will give much better results and it's constantly replacing the bacteria for new healthy bacteria which marine pure does not ? In this sense one would be much better going with k1 correct ? I would still consider adding 2/3 of those blocks to a sump as I understand they can act to remove nitrate. Have I thought about this right ? hey hijacker , quite easy to start new thread, top left corner , click , create, easy as , thanks for your input on my original question without it i would have been baffled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirtle Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 No problem creating a new thread.... just figured with it all in one maybe useful to various people . Sigh..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishfish Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 Well what ever you choose AoA has a sweet deal on media for this weekend, if you decide quickly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty73 Posted February 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 Well what ever you choose AoA has a sweet deal on media for this weekend, if you decide quickly cheers mate already bought it through tech den thanks anyways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
