lava rock vs bio balls
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I was thinking of loofas too. Not as cheap, but bigger.
I would do a trickle filter but I just haven't found any designs I like that would work well with my setup
I would do a trickle filter but I just haven't found any designs I like that would work well with my setup
Perhaps I am not imaging your setup right from the description but if I do, I think it can be set up as a downflow too. I am not trying to push you down a path you don't want. Selfishly, I'd like to understand your reasoning, is all, to learn.
Anyone ever use bath loofahs?
I'll get a picture of the setup tomorrow so you can visualize
I'll get a picture of the setup tomorrow so you can visualize
Shredded curls of Rubbermaid tubs work excellent also. Or if you want another excellent bio surface, buy the nylon bristle brooms and seal the ends of the bristles with silicon, then cut the bristles free from the plastic head of the broom. You can lay them crisscross all across the top of each other for a phenomenal bacterial surface area in a trickle design. And, if ever you need to, they can be cleaned extremely quickly.
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page 8 http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=33968&start=140 2/3rds down the page there is a post of Mon Oct 13, 2014 3:10 pm with 3 photos. I used a three-point spade wood drill bit to drill 1.5" holes in a 500 gal PE water storage tank to make a strainer out of it for a mechanical prefilter. I am using these PE shavings as a media too. They have a helical shape.
You might look into Growstones as well. Very lightweight and porous. I use it as the grow medium and ONLY filtration on my aquaponics setup. You can find a lot of sellers on amazon. It's powdered glass and calcium carbonate mixed, fired and broken. awesome stuff.
