Room For More Media In Fluval 205

[gaz gun man]

Hey folks,

Removed one of the carbon packs from my fluval a few months back, to make room for a polishing pad, that will be coming to the end of its life in about a month, and what should I replace it with?

Which media gives the most advantages?

 

[shelaghfishface]

another one? but dont ( if its possible) replace it with "fluval"ones they must cost a bomb,and you dont need to run carbon all the time, only when you have completed a course of meds or removing tannins etc (colour), if you go to a craft shop you can get a massive bag of "wadding" (pillow/soft toy stuffer) for a fraction of the cost.
whats already in there?

 

[minxfishy]

If you dont need the polishing pad, another sponge would be your best bet. If you suffer from bitty water, then another pad, shelagh tip for cheap stuff sounds good.

 

[gaz gun man]

Only reason I had the carbon in there was because thats what came with the filter, and when I set it up I had no idea if I would need it in there.

I dont think i'll bother with another polishing pad, they havent really improved my water, so I was thinking of some more Bio rings?

 

[shelaghfishface]

yup balls or rings, great as they have a large surface area for the bacteria to establish itself on ( most any brand will do the same job)

shelagh

 

[Bigpig]

I replaced my carbon with pollywool and more bio rings.

Wool to take small particles out and well more bio media can't be bad

I made sure though If I ever have to use carbon again that I don't need to take the bio rings out. I just remove the wool