BEA_V1S Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 Got some macropore...is it as good as purigen?? Feedback appreciated Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch.0 Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 love it!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shon982 Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 yay... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poyter Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 we use it on most of our tanks, the missus loves it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mq_camo Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 I have some too, when it's expired I'll be going Back to purigen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tubbi Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 A520e yay or nah lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mq_camo Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 Purolite lol. Is macropore made in australia or is it made where purigen is made? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poyter Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 also it does more than purigen does and its cheaper so why wouldn't you go yay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mq_camo Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 What more does it do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninja_In_Galoshes Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 We use macropore in all our canisters and sumps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unheatedtank Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 And i am trying in my planted tank with weekly dry ferts too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaRz0r Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 macropore is amazing I use it in all my tanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
th3f0rg0t3n Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 is alot more cost effective if you do not recharge, helps to justify throwing away after single uses, if you recharge and more then happy to bugger around with that, purigen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goneself Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 Yay- the gold stuff should be used in every american cichlid tank imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozmo Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 is alot more cost effective if you do not recharge, helps to justify throwing away after single uses, Who would be this lazy and wasteful? If you're going to throw it away why not give it away for someone else to recharge and use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
th3f0rg0t3n Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 Who would be this lazy and wasteful?If you're going to throw it away why not give it away for someone else to recharge and use? I'm pretty lazy to be honest ozmo and time is money, and when macropore is so dirt cheap it makes perfect sense to throw it away rather then stuff around recharging, although very valid point, if i did know of someone who would want single used purigen/macropore i would happily donate along to them, but my friends tend to be likewise... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tech Den Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 Purolite lol. Is macropore made in australia or is it made where purigen is made? Macropore is not made in Australia - don't quote me but I think there is only one major Anion and Cation Resin Exchange manufacturer and there are so many variations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny@ageofaquariums Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 If I dont want to bother with a recharge.......... then chemipure for the win. Lasts longer and being a blended chemical filtration, it removes a broader range of pollutants. That said macropore is sort of more cost efficient in the long term. I say sort of as you have to factor in how you are recharging. Bleach freaks a lot of people out, so dechlorinator use tends to be very high. On big systems, with fbf......... they are pretty awesome. It does not replace water changes, but does reduce them. The big perk to any quality chemical filtration media, is that it makes your water clearer. Theres plenty of options out there. Macropore is a solid choice for many tanks. Personally I usually go with chemical media choice based on the individual aquarium and the filter its to be placed into. Meaning sometimes a quality carbon, or a phosphate removal resin, is the more optimal choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litigator666 Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 does it need to go all the time inside a filter? I was thinking of using it like a substrate or let the bag float/sink inside the tank? any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_a Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 It will be far and away more effective if you can keep it fluidized in a reactor, but having said that most people are pretty lazy with it and just put it in a bag in their filter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litigator666 Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 It will be far and away more effective if you can keep it fluidized in a reactor, but having said that most people are pretty lazy with it and just put it in a bag in their filter. would the tank be effectively a BIG fluidised filter if you have a few bags or macropore/purigen tumbling and floating on it? Let say put about 10x 1liter bags inside a 6ft tank - it doesn't look good though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilly1958 Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 I use the Gold for my Discus & Americans & the White for my other tanks. In one tank I have tied the bag to an airhose with an airstone, that way it's not floating around the tank if I use sponge filters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tech Den Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 (edited) would the tank be effectively a BIG fluidised filter if you have a few bags or macropore/purigen tumbling and floating on it? Let say put about 10x 1liter bags inside a 6ft tank - it doesn't look good though. Not really, as you really want the water to be passing around the resin as much as possible - penetrating through the bag - floating will have limited penetration which is why fluid beds work so well you can see the water going around just about every resin particle. I have heard people using them in hang on filters. Edited October 29, 2013 by The Tech Den Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 macropore is an ion exchange resin In the Macropore Gold it will use a ion exchange process where Calcium is replaced with sodium. Sodium which is essentially salt is at a very low level unless you have very hard water. Salt is commonly used in aquariums and has good medicinal properties. Mmmmm……claims to make water softer….but it does't change TDS or conductivity of the water(you end up with same amount of dissolved minerals in the water) Personally I prefer rainwater…..and no salt….for soft water species I don't want a filter material to remove ammonia or nitrite….that just reduces the population of bacteria that use that as food I prefer to remove nitrate with plants and water changes No doubt it polishes the water….makes it look cleaner….can do that with Good old carbon, however…. I don't like 24/7 chemical filtration just my opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tech Den Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 The German did a good write up on the fluidbed system a while ago but for those that wounder what and how a fluidbed would work here a little YouTube for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
