pot scrubbies for bio media?

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i'm going to build a wet dry and was wondering if pot scrubbies work as well as bioballs or other commercial medias, i read somewhere that fishing string can be used for bio media, anyone have any experience with this? also how do you calculate how much bio media you need?
 
yup pot scrubbies are the way to go! They work atleast as good, if not better, then bio balls. I haven't heard about using fishing string, but i guess it could work....not sure if there would be as much surface area as in pot scrubbies unless you really pack it down, which would really limit water flow.
 
Pot scrubbies FTW! Easy to clean, more surface area than bio balls, and they cost practically nothing. I can't imagine why someone would use anything else.
 
Mystix212;1378276; said:
Why would fishing string be considered 'bio-media'? Sounds like someone pulling your leg to me.
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Well.. I guess it's like one big LONG pot scrubbie that you have to bunch up yourself. :screwy:

Or maybe someone got the birdnest from hell while fishing one day, and just needed someplace to hide it :nilly: :D

On the original question, pot scrubbers are probably the best value for money. If you have a large sump or canister then you can fill them up with a usefull amount of scrubbies media for only a few $$.

Cheers

Ian
 
Fishing string, ie Monofilament is basically the same thing as what pot scrubbers are made of. It provides a place for beneficial bacteria to grow. When wadded up in a small bundle it still allows water and air to pass by.. therefore a good bio medium... Multifilament is even better. Yay for loads of useless information stored in this melon.
 
pot scrubbies would work great, granted you can find enough of them lol
 
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