Jadenlea Posted August 30, 2015 Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 Trying to decide the best things to use in my new canister filter. I thought I would do course and fine sponges on the bottom and purigen with whatever bio media is int he middle on top But what is the best bio media for the middle. I have bio balls here but I hear they suck. I have heard Bio home media is best but I dont see an easy place to buy it. Do you just use ceramic rings? Seachem Matrix? It will be bee shrimp if that makes a difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplepanda Posted August 30, 2015 Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 Yes to Seachem Matrix, unlike some of the other bio media products available it hardly brakes down over time and it packs easily with minimal wastage of space unlike the rings ? Jadenlea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadenlea Posted August 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 thanks panda. I have no idea how i posted this topic here. I meant to post it in the equipment section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETAquarium Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 Honestly in my Eheim Canister Filters, I stack like this: Top to Bottom: Purigen 100ml Microfiber Pad Eheim Substrat Pro Eheim Ehfimech (2) Course Pads Hope this helps. Jadenlea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplepanda Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 ok so are there no potential risks for the shrimp with adding purigen ? I have used Eheim Substrate Pro but it seemed to reduce in size quite quickly within a year and some balls ended up so small they were falling through the eheim plasic grid, so since then I've have always gone for matrix, well pumice stone I guess.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETAquarium Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 Not a problem that I can see so far. I know many breeders that use Purigen. That is quite weird you are have the erosion problem, my biological media from Eheim holds up really well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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