bio media rings - are cheap ones any good

[mystic.bertie]

i could do with buying some extra bio media for my 2x fluval external filters, i know there is a few different brands and some cheaper than other but at the end of the day is the expensive stuff any better than the cheap stuff ?

seen this 'siporax' type on ebay quite cheap would it be any good ? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Breathing-Bio...14&_trkparms=72:1301|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318

 

[haynchinook334]

My theroy is: you get what you paided for.

 

[mystic.bertie]

My theroy is: you get what you paided for.

i agree this applies to many things but not all, however has anyone experimented or thru experience found the cheaper stuff to be a waste of money ?

 

[haynchinook334]

well the cheapest: i bought was cascade bio rings, and it tured out alright.

 

[oscarluvr]

pot scrubbies work real well.

 

[cichlid2006]

i use the cheaper ceramic rings. no branded stuff for me and i have no complaints. my oldest batch is over a year old now and i have no crumbling or breakage. the branded stuff in the uk is about £8 for 500g but i can buy a full media tray full (about 1kg probs more) for £3.99 from my lfs.

 

[Yanbbrox]

I agreed that you get what you pay for but look at the scubbies, loads use them with great success and cheap

 

[superluke]

cichlid2006 got a link to that cheap stuff being sold online

 

[duke33]

Scrubbies are amazingly cheap.

 

[sabotage]

gET what u pay for.................