Filter media????

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
bacteria will stick to anything and everything so ur good to go.but it might leech out its color.


might..........
 
Plastic pot scrubbie pads (not the ones with sponges in the center). They have 370sq/ft of surface area, per gallon, for bacteria to adhere to. Bio-balls have 160sq/ft. I have no idea what easter basket grass has for surface area. I get the scrubbie pads in packs of 6 for $1 at the different Dollar stores.

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can water pass through the pot scrubbers easily? it looks fairy dense.
 
Thank you so much! Just the thing I been looking for! How many pads would I need to filter a 75 gallon tank? Maybe I should ask, how many are in a gallon, and how many gallon would I need of them. What do you think about using 4" PVC pipe and filling it with those pads. Put the pvc pipe above the tank vertical and them use a powerhead to pump water up to the top of the pipe and let gravity bring it through the pads and back into the tank? I would put a reducer on the one end so I would not have a 4 inch pipe going into my tank. Think this would work instead of building a DIY overflow and then making a sump? Seems like a lot less work to me!...
Thanks
 
The pads are sold in slightly different sizes depending on manufacturer. I simply buy them by the case and keep buying until my bio-chambers are full. I just picked up another 396 pads on my way home from work for $66.
 
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