Ceramic Filter Media Reef

Other media in the red sea filter media cup.

Ceramic filter media reef. Ceramic filter found in. 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. Using ceramic rings couldn t be easier. The ceramic is inert and won t change ph or release anything into the aquarium water.

Marinepure ceramic media is an extrodinarily porous biological filter media that facilitates both aerobic and anaerobic bacterial activity in your aquarium. The best way to use marinepure would be in a canister filter or contact chamber. Unlike closed pore biomedia water can freely flow through the porous ceramic. While some ceramic rings come with their own filter media bag others come loose.

Ceramic biomedia plate ceramic biomedia 2 cubes ceramic biomedia 1 1 2 spheres ceramic bio sphere 90g gems ceramic media 4 filter media cup 4 acrylic filter media cup internal bio. Reef one tech support says no. Marinepure provides approximately 150 000 sq. Marinepure ceramic biomedia plate most popular biological media.

If you use something else the biorb will have a worse algea problem. Leave the media in as the filter depends on it. With the included media bag you 15 00. I knew that but i was wondering if just having any kind of rock would do the same as the ceramic media.

It is soft enough to be cut into custom shapes so it works great for sliding into sumps or back filter chambers of aio tanks. Talk to a reefing expert. The slots at the bottom half of the cup force water to flow down through your media before it can freely exit. This means you can fit almost 20 times the surface area in the same space verses bioballs.

The media s composition is similar to natural rock formations. Ceramic is a natural media filter and does not add anything to the water during the filtration process. Reef aquarists will appreciate the biological nitrate reducing properties that the media promotes. It also does not filter out minerals like calcium and magnesium meaning there is no need to pair the filter with a remineralizer if you want to preserve the mineral quality of your water.

Simply add them to your aquarium filter. What ceramic filters don t remove. Pack the red sea filter media cup with filter floss ceramic media carbon gfo or any other media you want. I was advised to keep the media in the tank as it s beneficial to the aquarium s ecosystem.

A single 1 marine pure ceramic sphere has 240 square feet of surface area.