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filter media
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Mon Mar 09, 2009 5:05 pmby ohitsmason
ok so i have been running my filter for a while now i i was wondering if i would ever need to throw/ clean my biological stuff..... i know it sounds a bit nooby but w/e lol!
P.S whats better biomax or the plastic stuff?
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Mon Mar 09, 2009 5:27 pmby meltedspork
You don't want to clean your bio media, except to rinse it in the dirty tank water. At some point you will need to replace it, but it can last for a very long time. I've had the same biomax in my filters for a year now. I just bought some plastic bio balls to try in my new FX5. I'm not sure which one is better, but I would imagine that the plastic ones last longer.
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Mon Mar 09, 2009 10:06 pmby Chrisbarnett
Biomax is better. Higher surface area for biological bacteria colonization. Also, I think Biomax would definitely last longer because it is ceramic... ceramic would definitely outlast plastic imo.
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Mon Mar 09, 2009 11:21 pmby ohitsmason
ahhh that clears things up
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Tue Mar 10, 2009 5:15 pmby meltedspork
Chrisbarnett wrote:Biomax is better. Higher surface area for biological bacteria colonization. Also, I think Biomax would definitely last longer because it is ceramic... ceramic would definitely outlast plastic imo.
Hmmm... not so sure because my Biomax, after a year of use, look like they are disintegrating... they have definately shrunk in size and are much more porous than they were before. I'm going to try the plastic bio balls just to see how they work out... and because they were MUCH cheaper than buying more Biomax to fill my new FX5.
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Tue Mar 10, 2009 5:39 pmby ohitsmason
Hey guys have you ever tried the Ehiem bio media cuz they look promising.....
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Wed Mar 11, 2009 2:13 amby Chrisbarnett
Which one? Ehfisubstrat, Ehfisubstrat pro, or the lava rock type?
They're all very good, considered by many to be the best of the biomedias. Ehfisubstrat pro is the best. If you want to spend the cash for some of the best bio media around, by all means go for it! There's nothing you will end up regretting.
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Sat Mar 14, 2009 9:53 amby CB
i use both the plastic balls and the ceramic rings, didn't have the loot for all ceramic so i filled in with balls and it's doing great. the pillow stuffing is nice too, cheaper and just as good as the "polishing pads" turtles are expensive so any way i can save a few bucks is always on my mind. i will say the filter is the last place i'd skimp, not having to touch my filter for 6 weeks at a time is priceless.
cb