What is the most efficient Bio media? Bio balls, Bio Sponge balls, Ceramic Tubes, or Eheim Ehfisubstrat
Bio Media????????
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whichever one has the most surface area.. and i dunno which has the most surface area.. look at their stats on the box or something.
it really doesnt matter tho, cuz unless your tank is grossly overstocked only a small fraction of the total available surface area will be utilized.
it really doesnt matter tho, cuz unless your tank is grossly overstocked only a small fraction of the total available surface area will be utilized.
be careful with siporax and bio glass they have a lot of surface are and can becoem anarobic so have the water well filtered mechanically or you will have those rings producing toxic gases.
just my 2 pennys
just my 2 pennys
Eheim substrat pro has 450 square metres per litre if im not wrong. You can also try biohome red.. supposed to contain minerals that leech into the water with time to improve water quality. Dont know the surface area tho. Actually i feel that those porous ceramic rings are the best... cheap and good value for money in terms of surface area.
Ehfistrate is on sale at Drsfostersmith.com. I picked up 10lbs of Ehfistrate and ehfimech for my 240. I think it was 30 for the strate and 20 for the mech.
Seachems 'Matrix' is a new bio-media that was recently released.. I am unsure of the exact surface area, however it has specifics on the back which also states it has 10x the surface area of bio-balls. I purchased 4 containers of it, and I am quite happy with it.
