Filter media

Filter media is manufactured for different purposes from glass fiber and synthetic material. Aquarium filter media is the material in your aquarium filter that your water passes through. Each kind of aquarium filter media performs an important function. This is a very essential fish supplies in any healthy fish tank.

Mechanical filtration:

Mechanical filtration is the first stage in any effective aquarium filtration. Mechanical filtration is a process by which water is driven through filtration media. Mechanical filtration is provided by the replaceable floss roll impregnated with highly activated carbon. It is, therefore, a two-step process: first you trap the dirt, detritus, flocculate, particulate, (all names for what we are trying to remove) in a specially designed area by means of a screen, mesh, cartridge, floss, or other form of filter, and secondly you clean those filters regularly tore move that matter entirely from the system (the mass of water in your tank and filters).
Mechanical filtration is one of several different types; passive settlement, active separation, and
entrapment. Mechanical filtration is the physical process of removing larger particulate matter from the water column. It is important because large particles and detritus floating in the water column are removed before breaking down into waste matter. Mechanical filtration is responsible for the clarity of the aquarium.Fish do not come from stagnant pools of water but rather from streams, rivers, lakes and oceans, a lot of the essential elements fishes bodies need come from the water they live in. Fish may survive for some time with inadequate mechanical or chemical filtration despite the water's murky or discolored appearance, but the absence of a process for eliminating ammonia and nitrite will kill fish within hours if the levels rise enough.

Mechanical media:

Varies by porosity, which controls the size of the particulate that you can extract:
1- Course media, such as Ceramic Media, has large pores. It catches large debris so that small media doesn't need to be cleaned as often. It is also easier to clean than finer media.
2- Filter Pads are less coarse, and are good for cleaning most visible debris from your aquarium water but less affective than the Coarse media.
3- Filter floss has small pores, and is great for filtering out smaller particles, resulting in crystal clear water.
4- Micron filter pads

Biological filtration:

Biological filtration is the action of bacteria breaking down dangerous ammonia, converting it to nitrite, and then converting nitrite to nitrate (less toxic).Biological filtration is the most important part of any filtration system. Biological filtration is accomplished in the second stage, using specially treated ceramic nodes to offer the maximum number of colonization sites for beneficial bacteria. Biological filtration is the key to a successful and healthy home aquarium, and this refill assures that your tank will continue to be a healthy living environment for your fish and other aquatic life. Biological filtration is continuous with the Cycle Guard system. Biological filtration is performed by so called nitrifying bacteria. A variety of media is available for bacteria cultivation. Small biological media, such as, sera siporax Bio-Glass, Ultra Bio-Media, bio bale, Super Porous Ceramic Media or Eheim substrat pro are an excellent option.

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