Adding more bio filtration

[littleg902]

I was wondering, instead of waiting for shipping for another sponge filter, could I just put a long airstone in a media bag full of biomax? Would this have any benefit to adding some more biological filtration to some of my smaller grow-out tanks? Would it kinda be like having another sponge filter without the mechanical filtration part?

 

[epond83]

biomax is a ceramic media designed for bio-filtration so yeah if you creat water flow past it bacteria will grow on it.

 

[littleg902]

Cool, thanks. I just didnt know if there would be enough water flow to have a decent enough effect.

 

[epond83]

i think if you are only worried about bio then flow isn't too big a deal cause the bacteria have to convert, it's not an instant process. Where as like mech the fast the flow the faster the water gets filtered.

 

[Ed209]

You could put your biomedia in a popbottle and stick a piece of pvc pipe inside,and put the airstone inside the pipe. My canister filter just broke,and I'm keeping the media going like that until I get a new filter.

 

[sponger_2]

look up moving bed filter on youtube. Get some k1 media.