Additives through media

[Bennett Ladenheim]

Doc...

This one's from waaaaaay out in left field...

Working on a contraption to house heaters, dosing lines (alk, cal, mag), and a top off float switch in a sumpless reef tank. Water through teeth in the top forced out the bottom via a pump all in an enclosure. Space will be tight but I may end up having enough room for bagged media that water will be forced to go through. From a chemistry perspective, is it foolhardy to have the additives run through media bags filled with, say, Purigen and Phosgard or similar?

Thanks, as always.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Yes, use larger media such as Phosguard (very well rinsed) or Purigen or GAC (I like ROX) rather than fine particles such as GFO would seem a fine plan if you can get the water to flow through it.