Jynn Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 Ive seen a few people mention purigen around here. Im newish to shrimp keeping, and have previously only used purigen to control tannins in my planted fishtanks with driftwood. What is the function of purigen in a shrimp tank? I have it, should I be using it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyeGuy411 Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 I highly recommend purigen in shrimp tanks. It absorbs organic byproducts and help to keep nitrates under control, plus it makes the water look sparkling clean. Shrimpie, ElevateShrimp, Shrimpy Daddy and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revolutionhope Posted August 28, 2015 Report Share Posted August 28, 2015 what ryeguy said. it is awesome. once i changed there was no looking back for me thats for sure. when i tested my tanks with purigen in them my nitrates were around 5ppm ish. but the non-purigen filtered tanks had crept up to 20+ . if im not mistaken i think it is also meant to help prevent/reduce any potential ammonia spikes which might mean that im the event of overfeeding or some death/accident then your ladies may hang onto her berries instead of dropping them! love n peace will . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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