Canister Filter Media - What's Popular?

[VPBassist]

Hey y'all!

Been out of the game for about 4 years, been doing SW during that time, but I'm getting back into monsters. I just purchased a FX6 (great deal on Prime Day) but I realize that I don't know what people are recommending for filter media nowadays. Are we still using bio-balls and ceramic rings? What is the conventional wisdom of today when it comes to getting the most bang out of your filter?

Thanks for the advice!

 

[freak78]

Guess it depends on what available and what you want to spend. Some use bio-max, ceramic rings, lava rock etc. Just up to the individual, I myself use ehiem substrat pro.

 

[nossalucard]

I use Pond Matrix and Substrat pro, but thats only because that's what I had laying around from years of usage. My next choice is Pot Scrubers which I also have an abundance of, but will most likely use in my 2262 if I ever get a tank large enough to justify using it on....LOL

You havent missed much, still no need to pay premium prices for advertising of "super abundant surface area" in my book. I got off that bandwagon YEARS AGO(hence still reusing media thats almost 10 years old)

Good husbandry (weekly water changes and not overfeeding) works every time.

 

[VPBassist]

I use Pond Matrix and Substrat pro, but thats only because that's what I had laying around from years of usage. My next choice is Pot Scrubers which I also have an abundance of, but will most likely use in my 2262 if I ever get a tank large enough to justify using it on....LOL

You havent missed much, still no need to pay premium prices for advertising of "super abundant surface area" in my book. I got off that bandwagon YEARS AGO(hence still reusing media thats almost 10 years old)

Good husbandry (weekly water changes and not overfeeding) works every time.

Thanks a lot for the great, concise advice