Bio Media????????

[HarleyK]

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.

Howdy,

You are right that they will become anaerobic in parts. That, however, is positive, since it will contribute to the degradation of nitrate to gaseous nitrogen. But you are absolutely right that a good filter requires mechanical PLUS biological filtration.

I have to admit that I was not aware of Eheim Substrat Pro. Whereas Siporax is fine as 1 L media per 200 L tank volume, that ratio should be even better for the Eheim stuff. Question is, though, if the Eheim material has open porse like Siporax. If not, I would share DeLgAdO's concerns.

BTW: I brought my Siporax with me from Germany, I have no clue if it is available in the US. A quick Google search should answer that question.

HarleyK

 

[Ornatapinnis]

I think many of these have positives and negitives. Greater surface area often times means that it will also clog easier.

We used to use DLS years ago (dual layer spiral) great amount of surface area but not so good at degassing and trapped dirt very effeciently. Caused nitrate problems as it aged. The "ceramic" or "glass" type medias and the Sponge or "grass" types also trap dirt eficiently and inhibit nitrification.

I don't think bio balls have the greatest amount of surface area but that it what I use. THey are not real good at trapping dirt, they do degass very well in a wet / dry filter and are pretty cheap. I have found them to be the most maintenance free media in the long run that performs well assuming that the water is pre-filtered prior to getting to them.

Joel

 

[toxicfish]

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.

I use the same stuff in my Magnum 350 mixed with fluval biomax it works great bro

 

[joeytoe]

BTW: I brought my Siporax with me from Germany, I have no clue if it is available in the US. A quick Google search should answer that question.

HarleyK

Ive looked for it on a few different sites an couldnt find it, so Im not sure it its availible here in the US.

 

[HarleyK]

Ive looked for it on a few different sites an couldnt find it, so Im not sure it its availible here in the US.

Howdy,

I have never shopped here, but this is what I found when I just searched for Sera Siporax:

http://craigaquatics.com/sera.htm

They're located in Wilbraham, MA. But certainly, the stuff doesn't seem to be easily available in the US..

HarleyK