Best bio filter?

[zeulas1]

Hello everyone I have a 150 gallon tank I have two marinand 350 bio wheels .I am looking to start a filter for bio filteration only.Least amount of maintenance and best filter?Any suggestions?

[0Dgreen]

http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showthread.php?98431-Crystal-Clear&highlight=media+bottle
Make 2 of them

[zeulas1]

Come on people .....opinions please!!!!

[roclement]

http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showthread.php?98431-Crystal-Clear&highlight=media+bottle
Make 2 of them

works very well.

Rodrigo

[natelogston]

I use a fluval fx5 with biomax and scrubbers for only bio filtration. Low maintenance and works great for my 120 gallon

[Skip]

Come on people .....opinions please!!!!

Sponges.. aquaclea filters with bio media

K1 media bottles

Happy now

[Larry Bugg]

I'm going to K1 Media bottles. Have 6 installed for about a month now. Just ordered more K1 from Josie today.

[zeulas1]

No.....keep em coming

[joanstone]

I'm guessing this is a display tank so you don't want much showing in the tank. +1 for Aquaclear filter(s). It's easy to set them up with whatever media you want. Sponge, ceramic media, Purigen, etc, etc.

[kevin.whisler]

+2 for Aquaclear filters. I really like mine anyway. What I did:

Toss the carbon bag.
Cut about 2/3 of the thickness off of the coarse foam block to make more room.
Add additional bio-media of your choosing (I used Matrix) in media bags to fill. I now have about 3-4 times the original amount of bio-media.
Add a foam pre-filter to the intake tube.

Rinse the pre-filter as often as you want. You can even use tap water as the pre-filter is being used for mechanical only, not bio. I rarely clean out the filter, and when I do I get almost nothing out of it. So filter maintenance is almost nothing. Filter is unobtrusive in the tank, quiet, low maintenance, and has a good flowrate. I like it.

[rubinsteinnyc]

how about that swisstropicals foam? who uses it and where could i get some of that?

[nwehrman]

I use Poret foam from Swiss tropical as walls for my K1 in my sump! Love it - just order it from Stephen at SwissTropical.com but I combine it with K1 also for crazy amounts of filtration.

[joanstone]

I use Poret foam from Swiss tropical as walls for my K1 in my sump! Love it - just order it from Stephen at SwissTropical.com but I combine it with K1 also for crazy amounts of filtration.

+1 I use this system in my big tank. So basically I use aqua clears on my 120 and a sump with Poret foam and K1 on my 220. I have various other tanks with Poret foam filters as well-both hamburg mattenfilters and cube filters with jet lifters.

[rubinsteinnyc]

and where do you get your k1? :) link maybe :D

[Wes]

and where do you get your k1? :) link maybe :D


http://www.koienterprise.com/Koi-Pond-Filter-Media/Kaldnes-K1-and-K3-Media-p-50.html

[joanstone]

I got mine from Aquatic Ecosystems. I thought Josie at Chicago Discus sold it too, but I don't see it on her site.

www.aquaticecosystems.com

[Larry Bugg]

Buy your K1 from a Sponsor............

Josie has it.

http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showthread.php?98433-K1-media

I just got my second shipment from her.