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K1 micro media.

Jasp0123

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Has anyone tried K1 micro media in fluval external filters? If so how does it perform?
 
Not at all in a closed system.. :) It is designed as a floating moving bed media.. So it should swirl around, driven in a special designed closed reactor or air driven open top sump.. If it doesn't move it doesn't do zip as bio media.

In closed system you shoul use something porous like lava or biohome pellets etc..
 
Hi all,
Has anyone tried K1 micro media in fluval external filters? If so how does it perform?
It works, I have it in <"one filter"< (Eheim 2224). I just 3/4 filled the media basket.
It is designed as a floating moving bed media.
<"It was">, but it will develop a biofilm in an external filter.
In closed system you should use something porous like lava or biohome pellets etc..
If some-one else is buying I'll have "Eheim Substrat Pro", but I've use floating cell media, Alfagrog and Hydroleca etc without any problem.

cheers Darrel
 
It was, but it will develop a biofilm in an external filter.

Yes i know :) the "Not at all" is a bit overdone understatement. I guess whatever you put in will develop a biofilm.
How it performs all depends on the bioload, it might even perform suficiently if the load is accordinlgy. I'm filtering my current net 40 litre high tech with sponge only since last year.. Never noticed a difference with taking the biomedia out.. Sponge is as much biomedia as anything else.. :)
As i said a few times before if a filter proved sufficient, can it be made any beter? How and where is it beter than?
 
you have to "boil ,air stone in a tub" the k1 in potassium permanganate solution and it stains k1 brown to make biofilm stick and think it stops it floating aswell it what pond keepers do.
 
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