Page 16 - Filtration & Media
Explore aquarium filtration and filter media with videos and educational articles focused on modern filtration techniques. Everything from biological filter media and filter socks to carbon, GFO, refugiums, media reactors, and so much more.
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It's Week 26, and we've officially hit the halfway mark in the 52 weeks of Reefing series! This week we are going to explore how organic filtration can reduce nutrients like phosphate and nitrate in...Read more
It's Week 25 of 52 Weeks of Reefing, and this week we are exploring filters socks, pads, and some revolutionary new technology in the Theiling Rollermat. Mechanical filtration is an important...Read more
It's Week 24, and this week we are talking chemical filtration which is the practice of using various medias to remove unwanted elements from the tank like color pigments, odors, phosphate, carbon...Read more
It's Week 14 of 52 Weeks of Reefing, and this week we are going to talk UV sterilizers. We will discuss what they do and don’t do, setting realistic expectations of how they function, how to size...Read more
Looking at these little plastic pellets, it is difficult to imagine how they actually lower nitrate (and phosphate to a small extent) in a reef aquarium! The reality is, bacteria is doing the real...Read more
While GFO can remove a variety of impurities from your tank, the main reason most reefers use it is because it's very efficient at removing phosphates.Read more
What is ozone? What does it do? What won't it do? What are the health or safety concerns? How do most reefers implement ozone? Watch to find out.Read more
There are few main differences between the mini 5" and the larger 10" reactor. First, the mini is designed to either run carbon alone or a mix of GFO and carbon. While it might be possible, we don't...Read more
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