Filter Media

[arix36]

Iam thinking of getting a tmc v 2 external filter it has no media what pads would i need to put inside

 

[techen]

Just get media off ebay, It's fairly cheap. You get it in ceramic rings and balls. Get both.
 
You'll also need pads, You can get them off ebay too and some filter cotton.

 

[arix36]

Which pads do i need theres loads

 

[techen]

Get large pads and cut them to fit your filter?

 

[Mikey1]

buy filter foam and/or filter cotton/wool,
 
cut the foam or wool to size for your filter, put in as much as possible/that fits comfortably

 

[arix36]

I was meaning which type carbon nitrate nitrite floss etc

 

[Joshwainwright]

You should do some research on which would suit what you want the most
 
this would be a good thread to read 

 

[This Old Spouse]

You wouldn't need any carbon on a day-to-day basis ... only when you need to remove any medications from the tank.

 

[Mikey1]

You wouldn't need any carbon on a day-to-day basis ... only when you need to remove any medications from the tank.

 
 
i agree with this....
 
foam or cotton is all you need

 

[DrRob]

If you're not asking it to do anything special then foam is all you need (with or without floss/cotton/wool, whatever you want to call it). If you want it to do more then the first question to ask is why and do you have the right filter for your needs, then you can get into high surface area stuff.
 
Personally, I'm using a varied mix of whatever came with my filters, some pond sponge pads cut up to fit things and some alfagrog as I have a huge volume sump filter (because I like to mess with stuff), which would be of little use to you at all.
 
Go with sponge, feel free to play with high surface area ceramics if you want to, you don't need to but some people like to get the best surface area that they can.

 

[arix36]

Thanks guys as ever very helpfull indeed i think ill pack it with corse and medium sponges toped with some floss for polishing

 

[This Old Spouse]

That should work perfectly. It's the type of setup I've had in all my filters, HOB and canister, and it hasn't let me down.