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I tried some purigen in my tannin stained tank overnight, the product was recommended by another member. I am immensely impressed by the difference it has made in my tank overnight. It is almost crystal clear it will obviously need a bit more time to clear it completely and I realise some things in the tank will remain stained but none the less a great improvement. I didn't have a filter or water stream to use the purigen in so I cut the sponge of my internal power filter and put the purigen at the bottom of the filter to get the best influx of water passing over it and then replaced the top bit with the half sponge. Very impressed and thanks for the tip. I hate the smell of the product though YUK

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You're too funny Ineke, I can't believe you actually smelt it, lol :congratulatory: I've learn't long ago not to smell aquarium products, I had a bad experience with an off microworm culture, long story short, I almost threw up, won't be doing that again in a hurry, lol. :stupid: I'm glad you had great results. This is a product I swear by & am glad that others are using it with the results they desire, it is an awesome product. Great work Ineke! :victorious:

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No Squiggle I didn't sniff it LOL I have very sensitive nose and certain smells just are not nice, to me purigen has a very strong smell and yes I rinsed it according to instructions.When I worked I could go into a room and pick up smells before others had even looked at patients- infected wounds, urine infections and even the smell that a person was not going to be with us for very long- some say it's a gift I call it a curse- can't say what it is about the purigen just YUK

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My Purigen arrived in the mail on Wednesday and I put it into my sump without sniffing it. Maybe I'm abnormal? lol :cool-new:

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Oh John you really don't need to sniff it!!!! It pongs enough from a distance!!! Not really it's just a funny chemical smell.

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