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I am sitting here thinking that this knowledge may be useful. These may be a great and relatively inexpensive option to use on a reef tank where food soaked medications are used. It might work very well to reduce how much medication escapes the food and enters the water. Put them in the filter socks or around the drain pipe.
I think the polyfilters are more effective at removing medications that GAC. I almost always have GAC running, but this would be a nice insurance policy.If this were your goal, why not just use carbon?
I think the polyfilters are more effective at removing medications that GAC. I almost always have GAC running, but this would be a nice insurance policy.
I think the polyfilters are more effective at removing medications that GAC. I almost always have GAC running, but this would be a nice insurance policy.
They are expensive which is why I keep a 3 pack for emergency use only. These Marineland filters are relatively cheap in comparison. I doubt they will absorb nearly as much copper but I bet the would do great at removing ABX.Agree; I just wish there was a way to regenerate a polyfilter after using it to remove copper. Those things are expensive!
typically detritus removal and it offers surface area for nitrifying bacteria.What were you all using the carbonless pads for? Just detritus removal?
Chloroquine Phosphate. Followed best protocol and didn’t realize poly removes CP. Merged 4 QT in to a giant observation tank with the assumption we were disease free. The two CP tanks weren’t therapeutic CP as we now know, velvet took over FAST and in a few days fish were badly affected and even though we treated, secondary gram negative bacterial infections grenaded most of the fish. This is unfortunately pretty common post-velvet.
Poly will remove all medications. Marineland said it may remove 100% of many medications (antibiotics and CP for instance) and some copper.
Is it possible that the filters dont remove meds if they are really old? Mine have been running a really long time. What do we thing the poly does to metro and prazi?
Hey Humblefish, this could explain why i have had to keep my Scribbled angels in QT so long. I have a small HOB on tank!!! have not changed the pad in 2 months does it lose its ability to absorb the meds ? I just dosed prazi yesterday so was that useless? ThanksAgree; I just wish there was a way to regenerate a polyfilter after using it to remove copper. Those things are expensive!
Hey Humblefish, this could explain why i have had to keep my Scribbled angels in QT so long. I have a small HOB on tank!!! have not changed the pad in 2 months does it lose its ability to absorb the meds ? I just dosed prazi yesterday so was that useless? Thanks
It's hard to predict just how much exposure to medication until the pad can no longer absorb more. Sorry, wish I had a more clear cut answer for you.