In need of bio-media for DIY sump

[TimP]

This one's a pretty good deal:

Bio Balls

Wow, that sure is! Thanks Nathan.

[kyle313]

those are the ones i bought but the smaller 1 or 2 gal i think. anyway thats a way better deal than what i had bought lol. good find

[OinKY]

About tempted me too at that price

[TimP]

About tempted me too at that price

Maybe we can try and get a group discount from him.

[macmain]

ive come away from bio balls(nitrate factory),
seachem matrix/Pond matrix , huge surface area. apparently removes nitates..? 1 ltr of matrix per 100gal
mine are deffinatly lower. introduced the matrix, removed a handfull of bio balls weekly over 5 weeks.

http://www.google.co.uk/#q=seachem+pond ... 24&bih=643

no restriction to flow either.

hope this helps

[macmain]

hows it going with the media, have you made the executive decision.

[TimP]

hows it going with the media, have you made the executive decision.

I sure did. I decided to go with a 5 gallon bucket of 1" Coralife Bio Balls. I bought them from Foster and Smith for $49.99 with free shipping. I had to put in a decent sized order anyways, so I just added to it. The only thing I have to do now is to decide on my return pump. I'll be creating a DIY thread of my sump filter complete with build cost and bill of materials as soon as I drill the glass lids and attach bulkheads.

[Blake]

I wish I would've seen this not long ago, the aquarium store that closed behind my old job (where we snagged the 70Gal Corner from) had about 10gallons of bio balls just thrown out in the grass, I didn't think about it at the time, but I could've snagged them also and shipped them to you for just the cost of shipping kicking myself now lol

[TimP]

I wish I would've seen this not long ago, the aquarium store that closed behind my old job (where we snagged the 70Gal Corner from) had about 10gallons of bio balls just thrown out in the grass, I didn't think about it at the time, but I could've snagged them also and shipped them to you for just the cost of shipping kicking myself now lol

Now that is something as a fish guy always thinking in DIY mode, should have grabbed for a rainy day! Shame on you Blake...

[donsfish]

for shame

[OinKY]

Off Topic

Besides,we all know Blake has a firm grasp on the concept of shame.

[Tim]

Considering this is a bio-media topic i would say it's completely on topic...

SHAME!

[TimP]

I have to agree with Tim in that is seems on topic. But to get off topic, I'm telling Gerry that you are using his bat.

[Blake]

I wish I would've seen this not long ago, the aquarium store that closed behind my old job (where we snagged the 70Gal Corner from) had about 10gallons of bio balls just thrown out in the grass, I didn't think about it at the time, but I could've snagged them also and shipped them to you for just the cost of shipping kicking myself now lol

Now that is something as a fish guy always thinking in DIY mode, should have grabbed for a rainy day! Shame on you Blake...

I was more in the "Grab what I can as quickly as possible before someone stops and confronts us" mode lol Trust me I thought about grabbing them, but they were oddly spread enough apart where it would have taken a good long while to grab them all