media surface area comparison thread ?

[rob1984]

i member looking on here and seeing a thread with a comparison showing most popular media ppl use and the amount of surface area they have on them like bio balls, bio max, pot scrubbies... anyone have a link or know where to find it ?

ive been doing some reasearch and debating between bio balls and pot scrubbies for a custom sump this summer... anyone able to help ?

 

[Gill Blue]

A Study of Specific Surface Area for Matrix, Eheim Substrat Pro, and JBL MicroMec

 

[Oddball]

This is an older list from before ceramic rings/tubes and alfa grog.

 

[rob1984]

oh wow so scrubbies does have a bigger surface area then bio balls sweet deal ....

 

[rob1984]

i have 3300grams of fluval bio max right now but im thinking more scrubbies for a custom sump when i get to it in the new year... kinda was curious oh much they can hold compared to bio balls as there MUCH cheaper and apprently hold alot more BB

 

[F1 VET]

i have 3300grams of fluval bio max right now but im thinking more scrubbies for a custom sump when i get to it in the new year... kinda was curious oh much they can hold compared to bio balls as there MUCH cheaper and apprently hold alot more BB

I doubt ceramic rings hold more bio then a pot scrubbie.... You can fit a lot more rings in a much smaller area as well. Try api chem stars, fluval cnodes are good too.
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[rob1984]

I doubt ceramic rings hold more bio then a pot scrubbie.... You can fit a lot more rings in a much smaller area as well. Try api chem stars, fluval cnodes are good too.
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Well that's ok I'd much rather have a decent amount BB surface for SUPER cheap since I'm planning on havn a 110gallon sump that gonna be a lot of bio filter to fill a big 110g stock tank

 

[Oddball]

I use scrubbies in the coarse filtering areas of my filters (canister and sump) since they're harder to clog up in the mechanical filtration areas. And I use alfa grog and sintered glass tubes in the final or water stripped areas of the filters for bio-filtration.

 

[rob1984]

Well I'm thinking just a reg 3 chamber sump system possibly wet/dry unit with bio balls... OR 110gallon stock tank sump sytsem like monsterpeacock use's on his 340g or so tank he built not long ago

 

[ngedwin]

I use alfa grog and sintered cup pipes in the ultimate or water removed places of the filtration for bio-filtration.