How many bio balls are needed per gallon?

Approximately 750 bioballs equal one cubic foot. A helpful equation is: 100 bioballs = 1 gallon capacity.

How much bio balls do I need?

The general rule of thumb for Bio balls is 10l of bio balls to 450l of water. However, this all depends on the size of your external filter canister or sump. If you are using a sump tank feel free to use as many as you like as these will not harm your tank as long as they are cared for correctly.

How much bio media do I need?

Each 2000g of FilterPlus is enough bio-media to filter a heavily stocked 125 to 150 gallon aquarium, or a medium-stocked 225 gallon aquarium. We recommend 75 to 100 grams per 10 gallons for medium-stock level, and 150 to 200 grams per 10 gallons for heavy-stock level.

How long does it take for bacteria to grow on bio balls?

As soon as you drop those Marine Pure Balls into your established tank the beneficial bacteria will start to colonize them. After three or four days you'll have a healthy population growing on them, but you might want to wait at least a week for good measure. GL.

Do you clean bio balls?

If you just want to clean the gunk out of the bio-balls and don't care about the bacteria that is on them, just put your dirty bio-balls into an old pillow case and run it through your washing machine on the "gentle" cycle with a little laundry detergent for a few minutes.

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Are bio balls better than ceramic?

Bio balls should only be used for biological filtration only. They simply exist to trap and remove waste. Ceramic rings will ultimately trap more bad stuff, but your bio balls will ultimately do a better job of denitrifying bacteria.

Where do you place bio balls in aquarium?

Place the bio balls in the stream of water running through your fish tank's filter. Although bio balls will catch some pieces of algae, they are not meant to be used as a physical filter. Installing them downstream of a filter membrane will help keep them from clogging.

How long do Bio balls take to work?

Most new aquariums take 3-6 weeks to fully cycle, meaning that the nitrogen cycle can successfully process ammonia into nitrates.

Should bio balls be submerged?

Bio balls can be submerged underwater!

The only time you wouldn't place bio balls underwater is if you are using them in a trickle-filter setup. Ideally, you should use some form of mechanical filtration, such as a sponge or filter floss, before the bio balls.

Can you have too much bio media?

there is no such thing as too much bio media. No matter what, your beneficial bacteria can only grow to the demand. If you have 100lbs of bio media and 1 small fish fed every other day, you will only have a small amount of bacteria despite having 100lbs of media.

How is biofilter size calculated?

Do you need to clean bio media?

If your mechanical filtration is functioning correctly your bio-media should not get clogged with dirt and debris. But you would still want to rinse your bio-media, in tank water, just to remove any small particles that may have gotten through your mechanical media.

Do bio balls cause nitrates?

If you are doing a reef you do not need bio balls. Yes they will contribute to nitrate issues.

Where do you put bio balls in sump?

They are not intended to trap detritus and particles, and if you are using them in the sump, should be placed in the area of your sump least likely to come into contact with detritus, normally closest to the return. Detritus should be removed through other forms of filtration such as a filter socks or filter sponges.

Where do you put bio media?

Biological media (bio-media) is usually placed after the mechanical media but before any chemical media. The biological media must not become clogged, as it serves as the right substrate for colonies of beneficial bacteria. If clogged, the oxygen flow will be impeded, putting the bacterial colonies at risk of die-off.

How often should I clean my bio filter?

When you clean your Biofalls, you wipe out this delicate ecosystem that your pond has spent so much time building up. We recommend cleaning it only once per year, usually as part of an annual spring clean-out, before the water temperature in the pond is consistently above 55 degrees.

Is Bio balls toxic to fish?

As long as you use bio balls without washing but keeping in your filter system is so much good for your fishes in the tank.

What do ceramic rings do in a filter?

Ceramic rings offer the perfect home for the beneficial bacteria in your aquarium. You see, beneficial bacteria need a surface to cling to. The more surface that is available, the more bacteria that your filter media can hold. Ceramic rings increase their surface area through tiny little pores.

What do ceramic balls do for water?

Bio ceramic balls for water treatment are mainly used as fillers for water filters. They are proven effective in the reduction of impurities including carcinogens like Chloroform and heavy metals in water supplies.

How do you use bio balls in a pond?

How to Use. Place the appropriate number of The Pond Guy BioBalls into a mesh filter media bag (sold separately) and place into an area of your pond in direct contact with flowing water. For best results place The BioBalls on top of the filter media pad in your waterfall filter box.

How long does it take for seachem matrix to work?

Results. After roughly four months of testing Seachem Matrix, I am pretty confident to say that it does work to reduce nitrate levels in the aquarium. Though not quite how you might expect it to.

How do you organize filter media?

The order of filter media, no matter what type of filtration system you have, is always the same. It starts with Mechanical filtration, then Biological filtration, and finally Chemical filtration in that order.