Do you have to put this product in a media bag, like the Seachem Bag ??
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Yes you do need a bag I ordered Pura 3 pack 300 micron media bags 6" x 12". They are on Amazon at a great price. They are resealable with Velcro. They are very Sturdy. I have been using them for over 3 years.
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No, I've put it in a reactor, and a tray in a canister filter, but not a bag.I think it would work OK in a bag however, as long as water id flowing through it.
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In hope that this helps someone:I have 2 pumps, both with canister filters. I use carbon in one and in the other I use Matrix with NO media bag. HOWEVER, if I only had one pump I'd use a media bag in order to separate them since Matrix doesn't require replacement while carbon does. Also I'd situate the Matrix ABOVE the carbon.
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I don't think you have to, but it makes it much easier to move around or take out to rinse.
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You can add it directly to the bag, but would be better to dump the contents into a better container to add the boiling water in my opinion. The size and shape of the bag would make it difficult to add the boiling water without scalding yourself. The bag would hold it.
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No bag is needed for these. Only the really fine substrate like carbon uses a bag
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It only come the trays to hold the media, each tray will hold diffrent media to treat the water. You will need bio balls in one trey ,ceranmic rings in another trey, carbon in another trey, some blue colored filter media (check the size) in a few if thr treys.but be carefull whe putting it together you have to be carefull not to break the uv lihgt,it is easily done.a.y more help just aske. Ive got one for over 2 years and it works wonders!!!!!!!
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Not unless you buy it used from Ebay or something. I looked around a lot and couldn't find one without the bag.
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Nope, but I found a Zip Lock bag works great. The bottle for lens cleaner is empty and when it is filled should be in the bag.
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Hello, Eddie, you know I never even thought about that. It's so small and light, I simply toss it in on top of the rest of the gear in the camera bag! It rides across the tops of the dividers and seems plenty happy there. I'm pretty sure you would be able to find a bag for it ... with some searching but I don't know of any per se. Good luck.
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no you have to pump air into it when you get it. You will need a needle to pump it and make sure to wet the needle before inserting it into the bag.
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No. Saran wrap or foil if you want to tie up the device, but I'd just toss it into a zip-lock bag.
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Yes, use the 100mg that comes in own bag and put in an empty chemical cartridge then top off with something else like matrix or other chem
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If you mean by using the same amount and having it in two bags instead of one larger bag. Yes, definitely. I have done this many times; as at times two of the smaller quantities are on sale cheaper than a large bag. As long as there is room in the sump or filter bag you are fine. But if you happen to be talking about spliting a larger bag in half I suppose you could but you would have to find an incredibly fine mesh bag to do this in. Of course if you place the bag in the filter sock as I do, then I think the risks of having the medium floating loosely would be far less.
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All I did was cut the top of the bag open, emptied the media and refilled it. I then placed the bag back inside the cartridge and it holds just fine. If you feel like putting an extra ten minutes you can relace it with thread so you can close it tight. That's my advice.
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I think seachem matrix is a good product. However I prefer Eheim substrate pro. Yes it is expensive but it lasts forever and does not break down like some other bio-media products and fall apart. I have friends that used the seachem matrix and they say they like it but for me I will stick with what I know works.
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Interesting question, did not try it but will now, just put it in "my in case of bag" in my car. Thanks.
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The bag comes filled with Purigen and it is small (shipping size is 4"x3" so the bag is about that size). Nothing special to the bag so if a small bag loosely filled with fine material will fit into your filter, you will be fine. I actually hang my Purigen at the opening of the filter so the water flows across it. I have another filter and I put the bag on top. You do not want to pack it into the filter because the particles are not coarse enough to allow for water flow. The water will not flow through the material if the bag is tightly packed into your filter.
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I use it only with Seachem Matrix biological media. The carbon pad traps both large and small debris while clarifying the water, so there is no need for another floss/pad type media in my set up.
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It does come in a plastic resealable bag. :-( I hadn't even thought of that....I think it IS best to avoid plastics too! I may write the company to suggest alternatives. Hope that helps!