Chemi-Pure

Jay · 01-14-2005, 11:34 AM

I bought this to clean all the silicate and metals/Phosphates from my 55 gallon as I am having algea problems. After doing a water change of 50% with RO/DI water and useing chemi-pure my Zenia has shriveled up to nothing and wont inflate. Has anyone else used this product? Mt Zenia was doing great before I put in this stuff.

Jay

Lionel · 01-14-2005, 11:45 AM

what kind of water paramaters did your current tank water have as compared to the water you used for the water change? if there was a big difference in the new water, it may have thrown things off balance.

Jay · 01-14-2005, 12:21 PM

The parameters were all good. I also took out the filter portion of my Magnum 350, Just running the Chemi-pure.
If things dont look better this weekend I will take out the Chemi-pure.

Jay

amcarrig · 01-14-2005, 12:32 PM

I have used Chemi-Pure for years and have never had an adverse reaction. It's only a high grade type of carbon so it should not affect anything negatively. Hope your xenia bounces back ok!

Jay · 01-14-2005, 12:36 PM

Man they were just going nuts before. Never had any problem. I also added a powerhead. On of those that sweeps with the big sponge filter. I never rinced it in water first but with that carbon u would think ant impurities would be taken out. Mabet the new rezen that I put in my RO/DI filter is bad? I will do a complete parameter test when I get home and post the results.

Jay

amcarrig · 01-14-2005, 12:43 PM

How long did you run the DI with the new resin before you used the water that came out of it?

"but with that carbon u would think ant impurities would be taken out"

Even if it did take out all impurities, it wouldn't be instant. It takes a while for your total water volume to be filtered.

Is the powerhead that you added blasting the xenia at all during its "rotation?"

Jay · 01-14-2005, 01:09 PM

I just put in the rezin and made my water. I made sure the powerhead is not doing any real blowing on them. There are also some other variables. I got a bunch of great livesand for my sandbed. It had so many worms that some was clumped togather with worms. Man that is some rich sand. Like thousands of life forms. I added the sand two days after the coral started showing stress so I dont think that was it.

Jay

amcarrig · 01-14-2005, 01:31 PM

Did you get any instructions with the new resin? Seems to me that most replacement cartridges need to be run for a few hours before you use the water.

I don't think that the addition of live sand would effect your xenia either.

Lionel · 01-14-2005, 02:27 PM

that resin may be part of the problem.
also, chemi-pure is more than just a high grade carbon, it also contains some synthetic resins, sort of like DI resins. IMO i wouldnt use any type of carbon or full spectrum adsorbent on a reef tank, as they also remove the beneficial trace elements from your water column.

Matt Rogers · 01-14-2005, 02:49 PM

That touches on it pfc...

I've heard that xenia needs good iodine levels (.06) and when it dips below they can crash.

Perhaps it's a combo of not dosing or not enough water changes and the chemi-pure possibly removing it?