Chemi pure blue and po4
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According to their literature the product contains “Extruded Pelletized Carbon, Phosphate Absorption Resin, Organic Scavenger Resin” so I’d go with no.
My experience is that I couldn’t detect any phosphates in a fluval 13.5 until I stopped using the nano pouches.
My experience is that I couldn’t detect any phosphates in a fluval 13.5 until I stopped using the nano pouches.
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You can use regular Chemi Pure or the ROX 0.8
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As far as I can tell , Chemi Pure Blue does not claim to contain GFO the way Chemi Pure Elite does, and will not bind significant phosphate from seawater.
That said, the ion exchange resin in it is mostly useless in seawater, and ROX 0.8 may be a better choice.
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That said, the ion exchange resin in it is mostly useless in seawater, and ROX 0.8 may be a better choice.
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I was using this for a while and at first it did nothing for po4 then all the sudden it started to drop. When i removed it it went back up. May be no correlation but i wont be using it again unless i need po4 to come down to.
Just get some carbon from petco and put it in a small mesh bag and rinse it very well. Then add to sump and make sure it doesn't tumble.
Just get some carbon from petco and put it in a small mesh bag and rinse it very well. Then add to sump and make sure it doesn't tumble.
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It doesn't bind significant phosphate from seawater if it only contains the components listed on its web site (GAC and a polymer). Any true phosphate effect is from binding organic matter before it degrades and releases phosphate.
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I don't blame you or anyone not associated with the manufacturer or BRS for such lapses in full disclosure and accuracy, but such misleading info is why there is a Reef Chemistry forum.
It contains no GFO or other inorganic binding media, at least by the manufacturer description lined above. The discussion below is predicated on it not containing GFO the way chemipure Elite does.
What it says is:
"Chemi-pure Blue uses the finest laboratory grade resin technology to RAPIDLY remove organics and phosphates from your aquarium water while raising redox and helping stabilize pH."
One should not allow themselves to be misled by claims that do not distinguish freshwater from seawater.
No commercial polymer material will bind significant phosphate from seawater. There are too many ions in seawater (such as chloride and sulfate) that look like phosphate but ar prresent at vastly higher concentration, and these ions occupy any positively charged phosphate binding sites sites on the "resin" (which is a polymer).
In case you think this is a he said she said situation, I have dozens of patents and products that I co-invented for that purpose that have sold many billions of dollars worth in the past 25 years. I tried the very best of these polymers (which I had to originally make myself since it was not known before I synthesized it) and while it is very useful for binding phosphate from fresh water (actually in the small intestine of people with kidney failure), it is unable to usefully bind phosphate at the levels that reefers encounter, from seawater.
