suggestions on filter media

knutcracker · 08-25-2006, 10:20 PM

hi guys,

back from two months of being overseas. tank survived but was nasty with only two water changes during that period (i know, i will never do that to the tank again).

anyhow, so the filter media for my CPR bakpak, the blue ribbons that came with it, has algae growth all over it. i figure i might as well change it out, instead of scrubbing it. do you guys have any suggestions on what kind of filter media to use? perhaps something better than those ribbons.

tank is a 26g 50lb LR, LPS and softies, i also use a small eheim filter.

TIA

prow · 08-25-2006, 10:37 PM

leave it empty. just use the skimmer and put carbon in when needed. your rock should be all filtration you need.

knutcracker · 08-26-2006, 12:03 PM

i know the bio bale (blue ribbons) that the CPR bakpak comes with does not do much. at best, it only traps debris. but wouldn't it be helpful to add something else that would increase filtration? like ceramic balls or something? something with large surface area to allow for growth of helpful bacteria? i dunno. what do you guys think? leaving the cavity empty seems like a waste of space to me, but then again, you probably know more than i do. TIA

knutcracker · 08-27-2006, 04:08 PM

anyone give me some additional suggestions?

sihaya · 08-30-2006, 03:17 PM

I'd run carbon. Carbon takes out all kinds of nasties (including many toxins from dying sponges and other things you might not even know you have).

knutcracker · 08-31-2006, 08:13 PM

thanks for the suggestion

08-25-2006, 10:20 PM	#1
knutcracker Citizen Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: USA Posts: 132	suggestions on filter media hi guys, back from two months of being overseas. tank survived but was nasty with only two water changes during that period (i know, i will never do that to the tank again). anyhow, so the filter media for my CPR bakpak, the blue ribbons that came with it, has algae growth all over it. i figure i might as well change it out, instead of scrubbing it. do you guys have any suggestions on what kind of filter media to use? perhaps something better than those ribbons. tank is a 26g 50lb LR, LPS and softies, i also use a small eheim filter. TIA

08-30-2006, 03:17 PM	#5
sihaya Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: cleveland Posts: 661	I'd run carbon. Carbon takes out all kinds of nasties (including many toxins from dying sponges and other things you might not even know you have). __________________ ~namaste~

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08-25-2006, 10:37 PM	#2
prow Citizen Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: california Posts: 243	leave it empty. just use the skimmer and put carbon in when needed. your rock should be all filtration you need.

08-26-2006, 12:03 PM	#3
knutcracker Citizen Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: USA Posts: 132	i know the bio bale (blue ribbons) that the CPR bakpak comes with does not do much. at best, it only traps debris. but wouldn't it be helpful to add something else that would increase filtration? like ceramic balls or something? something with large surface area to allow for growth of helpful bacteria? i dunno. what do you guys think? leaving the cavity empty seems like a waste of space to me, but then again, you probably know more than i do. TIA

08-27-2006, 04:08 PM	#4
knutcracker Citizen Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: USA Posts: 132	anyone give me some additional suggestions?

08-31-2006, 08:13 PM	#6
knutcracker Citizen Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: USA Posts: 132	thanks for the suggestion

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