The Best Filter Media Available

For a 2.3 cu. ft. loose packed bag it is only 24.99*

If you are building:
Mini tank you will need:	1 bag
70 gallon stock tank you will need:	3 bags
100 gallon stock tank you will need:	4 bags
150 gallon stock tank you will need:	5 bags

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Filter media is very important in the grand scheme of the biological process. To do the job it must have these attributes:

Trap the organic matter

Hold the matter until the bacteria has a chance of working

Then releasing the left over mineral matter

We tried it all. From lava rock to hair curlers, all failed in either one or two of the above attributes. Lava rock is cheap, but will last about one season as it clogs and has to be cleaned each year. Furnace filters, hair curlers, shredded PVC, sponges, bio-balls, barley straw and all the other nonsense such items are simply a joke.

This media is nothing more than blocks of commercial floor scrubber pads, but the great thing about them is just that THEY ARE STRONG AND FIBROUS. Keep in mind if they can clean a wood floor how long will they last with just water running though them?

Do not clean them, even at the end of the season. It is a real temptation to do this, but avoid this chore!!! Doing so actually harms the biological process as Mom (Mother Nature) will just start all over again, i.e. make a little algae, make a little zooplankton, make a little life, make a little green water, etc. NO NEED TO CLEAN! Let it go and enjoy.

Other tips:

Pack the media loosely in the filter. It goes a long way and really does the job as the water flows freely around and through it.
The biological process takes time, wait it out and the reward is wonderful. Sometimes with new ponds it can take from 4 to 8 weeks for the first cycle to occur. Green to clear and then you could have the water cycle a few times until it stays where you want it.
Add higher forms of plant life to the top of the media. A few water hyacinths or taro grow like mad in this environment while helping with the overall biological process.
Spike the filter with good beneficial bacteria every spring.
Do not cover the filter top, you want that sunlight working for you.

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Last updated March 31, 2006
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