Bio Balls VS Bio Rings

[FishGoneWild]

Post your opinions on why you prefer one over the other?

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[MDK500]

I personally think that one is not better than the other. Bio rings are very porous, while bio balls have more surface area. I use both in my filters and they both work very well.
Wait shouldn't this be in the setup and filtration forum?

 

[crazy clowntang]

this is the filteration set up forum

 

[davcheng]

I always though bio rings had more surface area?

 

[FSM]

They are used in different areas. In a wet/dry filter, you will use bioballs (pot scrubbies work here too). The water trickles down over the media, but doesn't completely submerge it. The bacteria get more oxygen this way, so presumably more can grow. Ceramic media, like the rings, is used fully submerged like in a canister or HOB filter.


I have bioballs in my sump and ceramic media (fluval biomax, its called) in the canister.

 

[jcardona1]

i cant see the pic for the biorings, but bio balls have pretty poor surface area. see here for specs.

http://www.wernersponds.com/biofiltermedia.htm

 

[joedodge]

i use bio balls and fluval rings with pot scrubbies in my fluval 404s it works great

 

[nfored]

BioMAX for the WIN. I'll never go back to bio balls.

 

[Mr Pleco]

I use Bio balls to degass my water through the trickle filter, they are not fully submerged hence the name wet dry... I use the other media submerged in the sump portion for my bacteria colony, it has more surface area ..to answer your question I use both and each has there own positives....

 

[esse]

I use Bio balls to degass my water through the trickle filter, they are not fully submerged hence the name wet dry... I use the other media submerged in the sump portion for my bacteria colony, it has more surface area ..to answer your question I use both and each has there own positives....