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Quick question, for purigen, do you leave the media in the original bag it comes with, or do you have to put it in separate media bag?
 

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You leave it in the original so you can regenerate it.
I buy the stuff in bulk and put in a media reactor. When it gets brown, I dump it out into a beaker, regenerate with bleach, rinse well, let stand in sodium thiosulfate for a few hours , rinse again and then put back in the reactor. In practice, I have one more reactor than tanks and always have a fresh one ready to go while others are being regenerated.
 

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I buy the stuff in bulk and put in a media reactor. When it gets brown, I dump it out into a beaker, regenerate with bleach, rinse well, let stand in sodium thiosulfate for a few hours , rinse again and then put back in the reactor. In practice, I have one more reactor than tanks and always have a fresh one ready to go while others are being regenerated.
Bulk in a reactor is the way to go! For smaller tank I do enjoy a little bag.Less money.
 

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leave in bag wonderful in canister
 
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Weird thing was, I just pulled out my old one, about 7 months old, and there wasn’t much color. I did also have chemi pure elite, so maybe that one stole the show
 

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