Another Ac110 Filter Media Qurestion
- Thread starter kwantz
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The timeless answer here, "depends on the tank load, feeding schedule/amount, fish type/size", etc.kwantz;1347850; said:
A general reply to an otherwise general post.
Everything varies from keeper to keeper. What works for me, may not for you.
No definitive answer is possible here IMO.
Nic;1348037; said:
I put scrubbies in a HOB filter with pretty good results, although i do have a magnum just for mechanical filtration but still the scurbies become dirty very often and must be cleaned about once every 2 weeks atleast.
imo, the sponge that comes with the ac filter do way better job on both mech and bio filtration compared to sponges.
Pot scrubbies are best used in wet/dry trickle filters as replacement media for bio balls. In this sitsuation the are exposed to both air and water. In a HOB or canister were the scubbies are alwat completely submerged they are not a effective as other media. The biggest problem with your set up is you are atempting to use them as mechanical media. The original sponge that came with the filter should be used for that. You could put the sponge back in and then place matrix atop the sponge and scubbies on top of the matrix to give you a little more area to cultivate the beneficial bacteria.
