im gonna have to try that potscrubber idea that everyone is raving about--it seems like a great idea...
FX5 Heads up...
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Thier getting harder to find bcause real MFK'ers buy them in complete boxes of more than 2000 at a time to fill a 300G sump.
Doesn't the same crud that clogs up the polishing pads clog up the pores in the bio-media if you remove the pads? I also thought it was best to run micro-filtered water slowly over bio-media for maximum effectiveness.
I used polishing pads in my FX5 when i first got it and they blocked up in about three days!! these things have too much flow to handle polishing pads unless you want to replace them every day!!
Brett
Brett
doug67;1198146; said:
Pretty much the same here. I use biomax rings and the flat green pot scrubbers stacked to fill the tray. My top basket also has a bit of filter floss.
stndfsh
But once you clog the pores of the bio-media like ceramic rings, Matrix, CellPore, etc. the surface area for BB is then limited to the outside shell. So the hundreds of square inches of bio surface becomes only a few square inches.
I think a single XP3 or Fluval 404 filled with pores bio-media and a separate high-volume powerhead for circulation may be more effective than an FX5.
I think a single XP3 or Fluval 404 filled with pores bio-media and a separate high-volume powerhead for circulation may be more effective than an FX5.
I think that's another reason why the pot scourers may be better. They may not have quite the surface area of expensive bio media, but they're also not as tight and don't get clogged up so easily.
