What do you use in your bio wheel media baskets

LisaAS36 · 10-14-2007, 07:44 AM

Just curious as to what people use in their media baskets? I have a cycling 45g, what will be a community tank with a Emperor 400 filter.

Seems like when I had a SW tank 10+ years ago I had extra carbon in them - but I can't bee 100% sure.

Should I put something in one and another something in the other -

Thanks again -
Lisa

FinnFan · 10-14-2007, 09:09 AM

I just wish I could FIND a place to buy the media baskets! There is nowhere around here that carries them. I have some media bags right now in the back of mine (I know they aren't working well - I NEED the baskets.) One of them has filter floss and the other has lava rock.

emc7 · 10-14-2007, 09:37 AM

If I don't have a crushed coral substrate, I put some in the baskets to help keep the hardness up. You could put different stuff in the two baskets but it needs to be similar in how it restricts the flow, otherwise all the water will go through one side.

Betta1 · 10-14-2007, 10:35 AM

I've only got one media basket as well, we should start a club of people who need them, they can't be found anywhere.

In my single basket I use ammocarb

emc7 · 10-14-2007, 01:25 PM

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...26&pcatid=3626

neilfishguy · 10-17-2007, 08:27 PM

i use a thick polyester pad that is extermly fine on one side and very course on the other in the front of my emporer 280 and in the back I use carbon or nothing

Betta1 · 10-17-2007, 11:13 PM

holy crap, you rule emc

datchison · 01-23-2008, 12:48 AM

I have the emperor 280 with the media that cam with it BUT it comes with Carbon and I don't like that much. . . what else can I use in place of that?

Just a normal filter?

Something like this?

http://www.bigalsonline.ca/edealinv/...x=0&submit.y=0

Knight~Ryder · 01-23-2008, 08:28 PM

You have a 280 Dave.

Anyhow, I just have the blue carbon filter at the back and the grey basket, (or whatever you call it) in the front. I don't know if anything else needs to be done?

10-14-2007, 07:44 AM	#1
LisaAS36 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 7 User Feedback: (0)	What do you use in your bio wheel media baskets Just curious as to what people use in their media baskets? I have a cycling 45g, what will be a community tank with a Emperor 400 filter. Seems like when I had a SW tank 10+ years ago I had extra carbon in them - but I can't bee 100% sure. Should I put something in one and another something in the other - Thanks again - Lisa

10-14-2007, 10:35 AM	#4
Betta1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 320 User Feedback: (0)	I've only got one media basket as well, we should start a club of people who need them, they can't be found anywhere. In my single basket I use ammocarb __________________ 55g African 4 Cyp's; 3 Featherfin; 2 N. Lelupi; 2 Juli Marlieri; 1 Cmn Pleco; 2 Synadontis 29g SW reef 2 Cardinals; 1 Cinnamon Clown; 1 Royal Gramma; 1 Squirrelfish; 1 Scooter Blenny; 1 Coral Banded 29g 3 Neon Tetras; 2 Male Guppy; 2 Ghost Shrimp; 2 Angels

10-17-2007, 11:13 PM	#7
Betta1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 320 User Feedback: (0)	holy crap, you rule emc __________________ 55g African 4 Cyp's; 3 Featherfin; 2 N. Lelupi; 2 Juli Marlieri; 1 Cmn Pleco; 2 Synadontis 29g SW reef 2 Cardinals; 1 Cinnamon Clown; 1 Royal Gramma; 1 Squirrelfish; 1 Scooter Blenny; 1 Coral Banded 29g 3 Neon Tetras; 2 Male Guppy; 2 Ghost Shrimp; 2 Angels

01-23-2008, 12:48 AM	#8
datchison Fishy Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Age: 29 Posts: 18 User Feedback: (0)	I have the emperor 280 with the media that cam with it BUT it comes with Carbon and I don't like that much. . . what else can I use in place of that? Just a normal filter? Something like this? http://www.bigalsonline.ca/edealinv/...x=0&submit.y=0 __________________ 38 Gal Tank with Emperor 280 Bio-Wheel 300 watt heater ------------------------------------------ 3 Red Serpae Tetra 3 Red Eye Tetra 3 Rummy Nose Tetra 1 Marigold Platy (The other 2 went to fishy heaven) 3 Zebra Danio 4 Lemon Tetra 2 Sucker Mouth Last edited by datchison; 01-23-2008 at 08:31 PM.

01-23-2008, 08:28 PM	#9
Knight~Ryder Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Age: 26 Posts: 149 User Feedback: (0)	You have a 280 Dave. Anyhow, I just have the blue carbon filter at the back and the grey basket, (or whatever you call it) in the front. I don't know if anything else needs to be done? __________________ 38G/144.4L 6 Cherry Barbs (4 Female, 2 Male) 6 Rummy Nose Tetra 5 Cardinal Tetra 3 Black Skirt Tetra 3 Head and Tail Tetra 2 Otocinclus Affinis suckermouth 1 Zebra Danio -Nov 25/07 Activated my first 38G freshwater tank- -Emperor 280 biowheel aquarium

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10-14-2007, 09:09 AM	#2
FinnFan Information junkie Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Somewhere over the rainbow Posts: 214 User Feedback: (0)	I just wish I could FIND a place to buy the media baskets! There is nowhere around here that carries them. I have some media bags right now in the back of mine (I know they aren't working well - I NEED the baskets.) One of them has filter floss and the other has lava rock.

10-14-2007, 09:37 AM	#3
emc7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 39 Posts: 2,555 User Feedback: (0)	If I don't have a crushed coral substrate, I put some in the baskets to help keep the hardness up. You could put different stuff in the two baskets but it needs to be similar in how it restricts the flow, otherwise all the water will go through one side.

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emc7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 39 Posts: 2,555 User Feedback: (0)	http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...26&pcatid=3626

10-17-2007, 08:27 PM	#6
neilfishguy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Age: 16 Posts: 185 User Feedback: (0)	i use a thick polyester pad that is extermly fine on one side and very course on the other in the front of my emporer 280 and in the back I use carbon or nothing

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