Bio balls and ceramic noodles vs live rock hi everyone im new to the reef tank and marine tanks in general.
Ceramic noodles in reef tank.
This tub comes with a pullstring bag to be used for keeping noodles together inside your filter.
I have a 250 litre tank with 50l sump.
Ceramic noodles can carry both nitrifying bacteria on the surface and denitrifying bacteria inside.
Bacteria are necessary in the filtration process and the ceramic noodles act as a mechanical biological filter.
I went to the local marine shop this weekend and.
These noodles provide a housing material for bacteria which form the major part of the biological filtration in your fish tank.
Ceramic noodles are highly porous and provide the ideal environment for beneficial bacteria to grow on.
There is alot of surface area and that would make a great addition to your tank if you dont already have any ahhhh i see i m about to buy another hob filter so i can clean the sponges in alternative fortnightly goes as i noticed today my filter had stop pumping as the sponge was clogged up.
Bio balls only carry nitrifying bacteria.
Denitrifying bacteria live inside rock ceramic and other porous materials where no air is present.
You can use more than one type of media in your filter.
Ceramic holds tons of bacteria.