redracer77 Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 I need some more bio noodles and was wondering the benefits of sintered glass over ceramic if any? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 Glass will break down over time, supposedly has more surface area, until the fine pores clog... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted July 22, 2010 Report Share Posted July 22, 2010 sintered glass is the best stuff you can get, hands down. are you talking about eheim substrat pro? Ive been using ine for about 5 years now, and recently bought 2L more for another filter. There is nothing better than it. have a layer of coarse sponge below the media and you'll be sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redracer77 Posted July 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2010 These are the two I am comparing: http://www.trademe.co.nz/Home-living/Pe ... 291640.htm http://www.trademe.co.nz/Home-living/Pe ... 443397.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted July 22, 2010 Report Share Posted July 22, 2010 Ive been using ine for about 5 years now I've had siporax for about twice that long, eventually it becomes thinner and brittle, and the rings can easily be crushed with fingers. I threw a heap of it out because I didn't want it crumbling away in my sump. Hate to think of where those tiny fine glass particles are ending up! I guess it depends how much you need, the Eheim stuff may well be the best but no way was I going to buy 25kg of it for my sump!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted July 22, 2010 Report Share Posted July 22, 2010 Each L of it has a usable surface area of about 450sqm, so you won't need 25L of it, and at $100 for 2L that's a very expensive venture. The eheim stuff is a round ball not cylindrical in shape, a few of them become smaller after like 5 years but its hardly noticeable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redracer77 Posted July 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2010 I did think about the eheim stuff but thought it was a little pricey even though I only need a couple of litres. Might just go with the ceramic noodles. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted July 22, 2010 Report Share Posted July 22, 2010 I would go for the ceramic ones.. I have used them for years in all of my filters and found them fine, eheim might have some stupid amount of surface area which is all well and good but I would like to know how much the standard cheap ones can hold and also how much my tank actually needs.. I mean it is all good having 2-3000sqm of surface area in your filter but how much do you need and how many bacteria do you need.. I would suggest it isn't actually that vital as I have had plenty of big tanks running with stuff all noodles on them and mainly sponges/filter wool and things like that in the filters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted July 24, 2010 Report Share Posted July 24, 2010 how much stock do you have? feeding regime? i have a mixture, i have sintered glass, ceramic and eheim, aqua one. i get them when i used to buy set ups cheap on TM. then sterilise themand boil it to ensure no eggs or anything is in there. then use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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