In my case as mark says in his august 13th 2018 comment i also use bio balls with a thick layer of seachem matrix and lava rocks to house the good bacteria plus a layer of coarse sponge and filter floss to keep dirt off them no chemical in a.
Bio ceramic filter aquarium.
Now this depends mostly on your personal filter.
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They add a bit of water to the system and are efficient at removing waste from the water and they can avoid some of the problems of standard filters which sit on the back of the tank.
If your filter didn t come with any ceramic rings or you want to purchase more grab some here or from your local fish store they are very affordable.
The best way to use marinepure would be in a canister filter or contact chamber.
The first thing you must do is choose a filter media that think is best for your specific aquarium i will list the 5 best bio media a bit later.
They are an ideal place for friendly bacteria to grow.
Because it is porous and its surface area is quite big many filtration microorganisms settle and demonstrate high filtration performance.
The most popular types of biological filter media are bio balls and ceramic rings and we shall learn more about them through bio balls vs ceramic rings comparison.
Unlike closed pore biomedia water can freely flow through the porous ceramic.
Using ceramic rings couldn t be easier.
If your filter is designed to use just a sponge then you wont need them.
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Many filter kits already include ceramic rings in the box.
Chemical filter media is available in various forms.
From this article i learned that ceramic rings can house nitrifying and denitrifying bacteria.
Bio rio g is a sintered glass filter media suitable for biological filtration.
While some ceramic rings come with their own filter media bag others come loose.
And when a filtration tank is filled with them gaps are easily to be formed.
The ceramic is inert and won t change ph or release anything into the aquarium water.
Reef aquarists will appreciate the biological nitrate reducing properties that the media promotes.
The most common one is activated carbon which eliminates dissolved organic compounds from aquarium water.
The pieces are irregular.
Normally after a sponge.
Simply add them to your aquarium filter.
Bio rings need to be in a filter.
Carbon is used to take chemicals out of the water.
As for the carbon filter.
You can choose any of these.