DON'T destroy your Purigen!!
I hope this helps you BEFORE it's too late!
Purigen seems to work, even after corruption by incorrect regeneration.
BUT, It would have lost a significant % activity if product chosen incorrectly .
A brief list of available dechlorinators which ARE suited to regenerating Purigen.
Seachem Prime - YES!
Seachem ChlorGuard - YES!
Seachem Safe - YES!
Kent Marine Chlorinex - YES!
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Tetra Aqua AquaSafe - NO!
Nutrafin/Hagen AquaPlus - NO!
Kent Marine/FW Pro Tech Coat - NO!
Hikari Stress-x - NO!
Almost ALL cheaper, local, dechlorinators - NO!
ESPECIALLY if Tinted/Coloured.
NOT colloids/amines. it's the DYES used which are counterproductive.
AND there's ANOTHER ALARMING issue for FW keepers to deal with too.
The difference between providing/promoting and ADDED SLIME COAT/Colloidal material is the difference between SAFE, EFFECTIVE REGENERATION and IRREVERSIBLE DESTRUCTION OF Purigen function at a chemical structural level.
Purigen effectiveness is rendered near useless, when products containing colloids/amines/slime coats are used as your "dechlorinator".
The thing is, very few available products are EQUIVALENT in overall feature/function to those recommended.
AQuality supplies cost-effective "Pure Dechlor" as part of a Purigen Regeneration KIT.
Any Seachem product-related questions can be directed to them. It doesn't hurt if you ask questions when you buy products, especially of high value , like Purigen.
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