R32GOTMLK Posted September 10, 2010 Report Share Posted September 10, 2010 hi what media do u guys recomend for my filter? cheers Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid7 Posted September 10, 2010 Report Share Posted September 10, 2010 mines full of bio balls with filter wool near the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32GOTMLK Posted September 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2010 sweet mies full of bio balls too. is this a good filter? ive got the 1262 pump on it but havent run it yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid7 Posted September 10, 2010 Report Share Posted September 10, 2010 yep i have it on a 8 ft tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil_elmo Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 eheim substrat pro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32GOTMLK Posted September 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2010 im not made of money Elmo!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 quantifying eheim substra pro, versus cheaper alternative, youw ould need much more cheaper alternative to replace eheim products. a mix is good. eheim substra pro has served me extremely well, but i mix and match. but yes, they are expensive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 I am yet to decide which bio media is the best I am pretty sure even the cheaper stuff would hold tons of bacteria.. It is a difficult one because the bacteria will only build up to a level to suit the bio load in the tank, you cannot see either of these things so how much do you need? You could spend tons of money filling this with the eheim stuff and not need it but never know. I know that I have used the cheaper ceramic rings, pumice, terracotta beads (that you get for putting in pot plants) even just used filters with filter wool in big tanks and had no issues I think I have some of that eheim stuff mixed in with all the others too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32GOTMLK Posted September 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 so would noodles be better than bioballs? or are they both equal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Until someone shows me a way of seeing the bacteria then we wont know, IMO I have found them both to work just as well as each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 I have tried plastic bio balls - and i have nto like dthem as much. i found they dont establish as quickly - and tolerance for high amonia spikes is less. I found cemraic and sintered glasst ypes have best results. I use both, only to use bio balls to space out the gaps and crreate mroe flow and oxygen i guess, and i got them free:D but to me, aqua one cerami nood or fluval noodles is best - providing best results. i can use a little and it goes a long way, while bio balls are cumbersome. for sump set ups, bio balls are fine i think from what i have seen and experienced, but canisters, really, gotta go ceramic types. also, the surface and internal surface of ceramic can harbour more surface dwelling bacteria, while bioballs are not as rough, making less surface for bacteria, scienctifically sound that theory i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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