Question about filtration/chemi-pure

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2 month old tank - 50 gal cube with sump. I have had a diatom issue for quite a while now... was thinking about adding chemi-pure blue as a phosphate/silicate remover. Only question is where does it go?? Just throw it in the sump?? Will it get enough flow?? Should I add a HOB filter for it??
 

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I put it at the bottom of my filter sock so it gets good direct flow, if you don't use socks then place it in your sump near the return line.
 

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First off I would like to welcome you to R2R.. you can just drop it in your sump but for best performance you need water running through it, you could buy or make a small reactor to use with your chemipure if you don’t have a spot in your sump to get sufficient flow through it.
 

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2 month old tank - 50 gal cube with sump. I have had a diatom issue for quite a while now... was thinking about adding chemi-pure blue as a phosphate/silicate remover. Only question is where does it go?? Just throw it in the sump?? Will it get enough flow?? Should I add a HOB filter for it??
Tbh my it will probably go away on its own if your using rodi water. My tank had it bad when I first started it up.
 

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Place in path of good current. I have mine in area where water enters the sump.
 

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