Matala Sheet Filtration

[Chad Hughes]

Anyone have any experience with this media (http://www.lagunakoi.com/subcat134.html)? I'm about to set up two 125 gallon sump filters and was considering using this media. Just wanted to get anyone's thoughts. Other than the apparnet GREAT biological and mechanical filtration, this place is about 30 minutes from me. NO SHIPPING! ;)

Thanks in advance!

[acroken]

Chad,
I use the same stuff from Jehmco. IMO it is great. Very easy to clean and will last a life time. I use the grey super high density and blue high density together. I would recommend it.


Good Luck!
Kenny

[Chad Hughes]

Chad,
I use the same stuff from Jehmco. IMO it is great. Very easy to clean and will last a life time. I use the grey super high density and blue high density together. I would recommend it.


Good Luck!
Kenny

Kenny,

What type of system do you use this in and how is the flow rate? Looks like awesome stuff!

Thanks brother!

[acroken]

Chad,
I use it in a three stag wet/dry before my sump. the flow rate is 990gph +/- with total 4.6 cubic foot of media. i use this in two different systems of 6-55 each. I am not a huge fan of systems, this is for fry grow out.

Kenny

[Chad Hughes]

Thanks for the information Kenny! Very helpful. ;)

[Dkarc@Aol.com]

I have no personal use with it, but I have seen it working in many applications. From what it seems, it works fairly well for what it is.

-Ryan

[Chad Hughes]

Ryan,

Thanks for the imupt! I appreciate it!

Best wishes!

[Darrell Ward]

Chad,
I use the same stuff from Jehmco. IMO it is great. Very easy to clean and will last a life time. I use the grey super high density and blue high density together. I would recommend it.


Good Luck!
Kenny

Yep, I've used the gray ones in my sumps for about 4 years now. They are just like they were when first installed. They are kinda pricey, but worth it.

[Chad Hughes]

Nice! That's the kind of information that I'm looking for! LOL!

For as functional as they calim to be, I think the price is worth it.

Thanks again!

[David Rose]

This is what I use in my Koi pond. I have three stacked under (2) 50lb bags of lava rock. They work great and are easy to rinse with a garden hose. There are similar less costly pads in your local pond supply stores for pond fountains and or skimmers.

hth

[Chad Hughes]

This is what I use in my Koi pond. I have three stacked under (2) 50lb bags of lava rock. They work great and are easy to rinse with a garden hose. There are similar less costly pads in your local pond supply stores for pond fountains and or skimmers.

hth

Thanks for the input Daivd! One question. How do you clean the pads if they are under 100 lbs of lava rock?? I really like the way this product holds up and is so easy to clean. I am really looking for a biological media that will work well in two 100 gallon sumps. Obviously, I need a good bit of media. I figued this would probably be best used in vertical chambers. I am still tinkering with using something else.

Thanks again!

[David Rose]

The lava rocks are in two fish net bags with draw strings that I have to lift out to get to the pads. Fortunately, I only need to do this 3 times each season. The lava rocks need gently rinsed as well.

This is my summer exercise routine along with all the pruning and gardening that goes on as well. I have hedges, pine trees, and over 150 varieties of plants, flowers and other shrubs on my property. :D



Thanks for the input Daivd! One question. How do you clean the pads if they are under 100 lbs of lava rock?? I really like the way this product holds up and is so easy to clean. I am really looking for a biological media that will work well in two 100 gallon sumps. Obviously, I need a good bit of media. I figued this would probably be best used in vertical chambers. I am still tinkering with using something else.

Thanks again!

[Chad Hughes]

The lava rocks are in two fish net bags with draw strings that I have to lift out to get to the pads. Fortunately, I only need to do this 3 times each season. The lava rocks need gently rinsed as well.

This is my summer exercise routine along with all the pruning and gardening that goes on as well. I have hedges, pine trees, and over 150 varieties of plants, flowers and other shrubs on my property. :D

David,

That makes sense! Thanks for the clarification. Sounds lke you own a nursery! LOL! I have a lot of plants too. Puts all my tank waste water to great use!

Best wishes!

[Cakes]

Chad,
I use the same stuff from Jehmco. IMO it is great. Very easy to clean and will last a life time. I use the grey super high density and blue high density together. I would recommend it.


Good Luck!
Kenny

Jehmco seems to be cheaper too:

http://jehmco.com/html/accessories___media.html

[David Rose]

Curious how many layers of the media sheets do you all use? i.e. do you stack them to fill your intake chambers?

Thanks!

[Schneeball]

Chad, I recently bought some Poret foam and also use Matala for my Koi pond. the finest Poret is finer than the finest Matala so you might want to look into that to go inline after the Matala. Matala is tougher but the Poret is pretty close.

[Chad Hughes]

Thanks for the info on that. As it stands, the matal that I use in the sumps is about all I can handle. If I go any finer, there will be too much flow resistence and I'll have issues. So far so good. I use all 4 densities of the matala in each sump.

Best wishes!

[Darrell Ward]

Just an update on my experiences with the longevity of Matala. After 4 years and 11 months of having it in my sumps, I noticed that in one tank a couple of the sheets were getting flimsy, and losing rigidity. I replaced them with 4" thick Poret. We'll see how that holds up. In the other tank, the Matala is still holding up. In summary, you can expect Matala to last approximately 5 years under normal conditions.

[Chad Hughes]

Just an update on my experiences with the longevity of Matala. After 4 years and 11 months of having it in my sumps, I noticed that in one tank a couple of the sheets were getting flimsy, and losing rigidity. I replaced them with 4" thick Poret. We'll see how that holds up. In the other tank, the Matala is still holding up. In summary, you can expect Matala to last approximately 5 years under normal conditions.

Nice! Thanks for the update. 5 years is pretty good. How was your Matala situated in your sump? I've got mine stnading on end in glass chambers. I'm wondering if it's a support issue that may have caused it to fail. Regardless, everything fails at some point, right?

Best wishes!

[Darrell Ward]

Mine was lying flat with water draining trough it. I guess it just wore out from the constant water running through it.

[Fons_van_der_Hart]

In one of my filtersystems I'm still using 15 years old poret foam. Once a year it's being rinsed and that's it. So the lifespan is extremely long.