Media bottles

[Larry Bugg]

Stan I thinks its because he just started the bottle it usually takes a little while to get going once the media becomes saturated.....Josie

That's it exactly Josie. I had just started them.

[SMB2]

Thanks.
Is there a volume (#cups) of media for volume being filtered?

[Chicago Discus]

Thanks.
Is there a volume (#cups) of media for volume being filtered?

I usually fill the bottle up with two cups of media per 1.5 liter bottle.......josie

[0Dgreen]

The ratio should be about 60percent media to 40percent water. So your bottle should be about 60 percent filled with k1. Also if it seems to be getting stuck at the top try putting it on an angle instead of completely vertical.

[SMB2]

That helps, but I didn't phrase it well. How big a bottle for what size tank.

[0Dgreen]

That helps, but I didn't phrase it well. How big a bottle for what size tank.

there is a whole complicated fomula used to determine the EXACT ammount, however i just use a 1.5L bottle in any size tank. If you have an overstocked or bigger tank you could do 2x 1.5L bottles. The fomula has to do with bioload how many fish and how many gallons if im not mistaken(if you dig a little deeper into K1 research you could find it)