Media bottles

[daffyfish]

I have had my bottle going for about a month now. The K1 is still white? Does that mean there is no bacteria present?
Thanks

[Chicago Discus]

I have had my bottle going for about a month now. The K1 is still white? Does that mean there is no bacteria present?
Thanks

no LOL...it just means that you have great tank husbandry.....just keep it up it will turn to a light grey......Josie

[Cosgrovb]

How is the K1 media different than bio balls?

[Chicago Discus]

How is the K1 media different than bio balls?

K1 is vey buoyant in water and bio balls usually float or sink.

[Cosgrovb]

K1 floats at all times? Point of the media is to clarify water? Denitrify?

Has anyone who switched from sponge to bottle with k1 tested water? How does it deal with ammonia, nitrites, nitrates?

[Chicago Discus]

K1 floats at all times? Point of the media is to clarify water? Denitrify?

Has anyone who switched from sponge to bottle with k1 tested water? How does it deal with ammonia, nitrites, nitrates?

well I have switched all my grow-outs to K1 bottles and have had no issues with ammonia or mini cycles like i did get when i had the sponge filter

[Cosgrovb]

Hmmmm. I like the concept! How long in action?

[Chicago Discus]

Hmmmm. I like the concept! How long in action?

are you asking how long have I been using the bottles? about 4 months

[Cosgrovb]

How big can a bottle be? Can I use the setup on a 5 tank system that I built with a sump?

[Chicago Discus]

How big can a bottle be? Can I use the setup on a 5 tank system that I built with a sump?

Yes put a bottle in each tank that's how I do it...works good and no need for nasty sponge filters but make sure the media is cycled or throw some pure products in the bottle hope ths helps..........Josie

[Dkarc@Aol.com]

K1 floats at all times? Point of the media is to clarify water? Denitrify?

Has anyone who switched from sponge to bottle with k1 tested water? How does it deal with ammonia, nitrites, nitrates?

K1 Kaldnes media has been around for a little while now in the commercial waste water, and now aquaculture industry. It is immensely popular due to it's high specific surface area (250ft²/ft³), installation requirements (non-pressurized, submerged, slightly buoyant media), and it's high performance. They are meant to be kept in constant motion via fine bubble aeration. This constant motion of the media keeps the bacterial film thin on the surface, which allows the bacteria easy access to the dissolved oxygen in the water, and obviously the nitrogen (ammonia, nitrite).

-Ryan

[Larry Bugg]

Better late than never............................ok so I bought the K1 media from Josie back in August of last year and I'm just now getting around to using it. I completed 5 bottles today and installed them in my breeding tanks. I have the pairs in 40 gallon tanks and when they parents and fry are ready to be separated I pull the parents from the tank so these become the grow out tanks. After a month or so I plan on pulling the sponge filters out of the tanks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csnJ9...ature=youtu.be

[Chicago Discus]

Better late than never............................ok so I bought the K1 media from Josie back in August of last year and I'm just now getting around to using it. I completed 5 bottles today and installed them in my breeding tanks. I have the pairs in 40 gallon tanks and when they parents and fry are ready to be separated I pull the parents from the tank so these become the grow out tanks. After a month or so I plan on pulling the sponge filters out of the tanks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csnJ9...ature=youtu.be

You will love the way it works. Just give it some time to seed up and what a difference it makes....josie
PS. great Discus Larry

[SMB2]

Larry,
The media seems to be 'caked' at the top of some of the bottles. Does it all have to be moving like in Josie's original video? Can you have to much media in the bottle?

[Chicago Discus]

Larry,
The media seems to be 'caked' at the top of some of the bottles. Does it all have to be moving like in Josie's original video? Can you have to much media in the bottle?

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