K1 media

[jim barry]

Hi
Who uses K1 media in their sumps on ray tanks?
What is the best way to use it? I am used to using al***rog a type of filter rock but hear that is old school now. Where in the sump do you put the K1. I read you need to put airstones under the medium. I am confused about how you would incorporate this into a standard sump set up?
Thanks for any help guys

 

[Just Toby]

I use k1 in mine, you do not need an airstone as it can be used like any media but by adding an airstone you get a really nice moving bed (type moving bed filter in to YouTube) they are great as the constant movement keeps the media clean and well oxygenated. My sump inlet is turbulent enough to spin up the k1 anyway. I bought some off eBay in bags and then a huge box from iver maidenhead aquatics. The media is quite buoyant. Great stuff...many maidenhead aquatics have reduced their turnover and added moving beds to their sumps as it uses much less energy.

 

[dxdx]

I use k3 in my sump, which is just the larger version.

Made a chamber right in the middle of the sump with egg crate on each end, put 2 air stones on the bottom powered by a large pump and added k3. The k3 won't fit through the holes in the egg crate where k1 would.

 

[ultimatejay]

Google Hel-x, I use this and love it and it has a lot more surface area than k1


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[Just Toby]

Yeah, I have k3 too.

 

[B_IN_SD]

Jim here is a vid of my k-1 sump http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9t1pSuWOKU&list=UUGxgx7wIknn9ttGxHT7XG-Q&index=2&feature=plcp

I also did a build thread in the diy filter section here http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?419059-135-K-1-sump-build

 

[peterp63]

Great vid and great fluidization. How do you distribute the bubbles? Airstones??

 

[B_IN_SD]

look at the build thread all the details are there

 

[WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS]

K1 is incorperated in my setup. I have a 120ltr per minute pump turning over 125 litres of k1 and 25 litres of bio chip. working well for me. I use 2 200mm ceramic air disks to move my media.you can see my sump at approx 1.07 mark
[video=youtube;Wi7GsiBodQk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi7GsiBodQk[/video]
Hope this helps

It can also be used as a static media too

 

[T1KARMANN]

I have been using k1 for 2 years now you need to put it in a bag or it gets everyeere in the sump

It also need to move to self clean

My sump is run full so no wet and dry its set up like a giant canister filter

It also floats so I just have 3 big air stones in my sump to move it all around and air the media more

My dump has eheim efimech on the bottom then eheim substrate pro then the k1 floating on the top this is all in the big main part of the sump

The 1st part of my sump were the water comes in has jap mat which is like the course pad in a canister filter
I can't stand filter socks

The next part of the sump has bio balls

The 1st and 2nd parts of the sump are both 30 long x 10 wide

I stir all the main part of the sump up once per month and turn the drip up full over night so about a 50% water change
The tank goes like soap and would scare most people but it's dupe clear the next morning I then wash the jap mats the next day just like you would a pre filter

Been running it like this and had no problems


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