http://www.dunlopfoam.co.nz/Foam/Foam-Products/QuickDryFoam/

confused.

i remember i bought these awhile ago, but i dont exactly remember if it was this.

but para rubber only stocks these coarse foam.... they dont get any other type of foam.

according to the guy, the factory told him not to use this form.

I do not know why...

but i want coarse foam for my fx5...

any idea what foam or where i can get coarse foam?

Think the type of foam around the fx5 on the outer rim of the baskets.... that type but i want sheets of it to cut in circles....

now im getting paranoid, why the guy advised me not to use this foam....

Just buy FX5 pads?

They are pretty awesome.

fx5 only has polishing pads... too fine.

they are just polyester wool but to round shapes, i need the very coarse foam

In-built antimicrobial protection prohibits the growth of mould and fungus inside outdoor cushions even when left outdoors for long periods

That will be why...

What about this one?

http://www.dunlopfoam.co.nz/html/blob.php/Filter%20foam%20Product%20Spec%20Sheet.pdf?attach=false&documentCode=2174

Doesn't mention antifungal agents.

thast too fine.

i have used this before, i use it right now, dvid has too...

i think the guy was just saying that its not the intended use.

i remember i washed with boiling water.

this is the same stuff they have had in the past that i have used...

Hey Henward,

You will be wanting to use an open cell structure foam that has not had any chemicals used on it. The density should be 10PPi for the first phase and then gradually denser all the way up to 30PPi as a polisher which has the added benefit of being an excellent host for the beneficial bacteria you want to encourage in your system. I use them in my breeding vats. Check out this website http://www.swisstropicals.com/Poret%20Filter%20Foam%20Pricelist.html I've ordered a large quantity of foam for my set up and might have a bit going spare which can be cut to size for you, a hole lot cheaper than the FX 5 ready made filter cartridges, and I might add in my opinion it will be better quality.

I've been keeping fish for 15 years and have always made my own filters but recently I started looking into the sponge filter, what can I say but I am totally sold, and not looking back. They are easy, effective and and great bang for your buck! Look at this article http://casb.okstate.edu/casb/fishchum/index.php/scientists-featured-articles/79-freshwater-filtration-novel-insights-and-practical-considerations

Cheers, Greg

P.S. a go pro underwater camera mounted in your tank at feeding time would be killer!

http://casb.okstate.edu/casb/fishchum/index.php/scientists-featured-articles/79-freshwater-filtration-novel-insights-and-practical-considerations

This read like an advertorial, especially "Selection of popular filter materials" and "The “perfect” filter", then I saw the disclaimer:

The author is the owner of Swisstropicals LLC, the exclusive importer and distributor for Poret® filter foam and B&H Jetlifters™ in North America.

Nevertheless an up to date review of filter material .. though it omits mentioning Kaldnes K1 media.

Porret foam would be the way to go if you don't mind shelling out for it, could use different grades to have it catching finer and finer particles as it goes thru the filter. I was going to try get the inlaws to bring some back from the states to save on the shipping but couldn't jack it up in time. Let me know if you're going to order some, dad is oing to the US for Oshkosh this yeah, might be able to get him to bring it back.

where were you gonna buy it from? website?

Yeah from their website. Not sure what shipping would cost, its light but the volumetric weight would be quite high.

Can't they squeeze it smaller to reduce the volume?

Maybe it's cheaper to buy from manufacturer but I doubt they'll take small orders

http://www.emw.de/en/aquaristikfilter1.html

I see they do a fluidized-bed product, an alternative to K1? http://www.emw.de/en/poretaquas.html

interesting ... large slabs of Poret media in the tank being fluidized. Perhaps it's cheaper than K1. But it doesn't look as though the water is being forced thru the media so I wonder how much less effective it is used in this way.

"Large" http://www.emw.de/en/messestandvisualisierung.html look to be about 10 or 15mm^3

http://www.emw.de/assets/flash/Messestandvisualisierung/pdfs/Poret_en.pdf

"Simply request a sample and try it"