Filter media - ReefreshH20

[pseudotrop]

I'll need (want) to replace my current filter media in a second hand canister and have been looking around at various products on the sponsor sites.

Originally I was going with; Bio balls, matting coarse-->fine, and ceramic noodles.

After a look around I found stuff called ReefreshH20 filter media - it seems to be primarily focused on marine setups but I'm pretty sure it could be applied to freshwater filtration aswell?

Has anyone used it ? Good/bad/otherwise?

[noxious_nasties]

The product has actually been going on and off for awhile now, as it is said

that the company went bankrupt... not meaning the product is bad, just the

area that produced this product also produced other things that were unrelated

and as a result of overall poor sales the company couldn't survive.

I myself was looking into this product for some time, being reminded by

CT that it is going to be available at majestic aquariums. From memory

the larger blocks were quoted at around $115. After numerous

conversations particularly with Craig and Paul at majestic, we all believe

that this product provides extremely good benefits. Because of its design

and structure of tiny holes and channels, the product is designed at not

only having an extremely large surface area (greater than matrix), but

also provide a significantly increased reduction in nitrates.

It is for this reason of nitrate reduction, why it is considered for marine

aquariums. That does not mean at all that it would not be great for freshwater;

in fact its probably number 1 with regards to the fact sheet I read on it.

In regards to setup, it is best placed in the bottom of a sump where it

receives minor water flow (this is where it is most beneficial for nitrate

reduction). As you may or may not know, there is also a bioball for of

this product. These however would not produce the same amount of

anaerobic bacteria (stuff that breaks down nitrate) as the blocks, which

have a much greater size and therefore greater colonies of anaerobic bacteria.

HTH,

John

[pseudotrop]

Thanks, I may give it a miss at the moment until I get a sump setup, as being in a canister would give a significantly larger flow of water compared to a sump (I'm assuming) and therefore defeat the purpose.