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Glad to help BB, finally I posted something informative for you, one down, ten thousand to go, hahaha :victorious:

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Good to see I will give it a go now for transport.

Graeme only has and makes good stuff and has done for years.

So Squig do you see Graeme or Kerry often?

Bob

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Cool' date=' I read it that you use 1 cup of Prime, ouch!!!![/quote']It depends on how much water you are using, I use about 2tsp per 100mlNah not very often, only at shows & auctions :encouragement:
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I have used this product and purigen in the past. I found that the macro pore to be the better product. I was using the macro pore on a 2.5 foot cube and placed it In the top part of my sump near the spinning head. The purigen was used in a canister filter.

The purigen would last about two months before I had to do a week clean of it. The macro pore last well over six months before I needed to clean it.

My opinion (not worth much) is that the macro pore was a better product as it took longer to start to leach the toxins back into the column.

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Good to see I will give it a go now for transport.

You bring up a interesting idea bob. A small pinch of Macropore (or purigen) in the breather bag would seem to be a good insurance for the water quality of shrimp being shipped interstate.

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Prime isn't the cheapest but you only use 1ml per 40L which is way less than any other so it works out even in the long run. Also' date=' with ion exchange resins like macropore & purigen the only way to properly recharge them is to use bleach, using brine solution does clean them to an extent but only bleach will burn off any organic ions & completely recharge it to it's full potential. I have read the process of the ion exchange resins & "recharging" them with a brine solution just doesn't cut it on the ionic level. As I've already said, they will work but not to their full potential. :encouragement:[/quote']

Graham and Kerry also do a dechlorinator called supachlor, dose rate is 5ml for 200L, i have been using it for ages and in my opinion (not worth much either) supachlor is just as good as prime.

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Yeah supachlor is good but I have switched to Fraction, made by the same guy who invented Prime(using his exact same recipe) but a fraction of the cost!(see what I did there, hehehe) :victorious:

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