What media to place in the 1st compartment of my ios?

[kaykay]

What should I place here in the fist compartment of the ios? Return pump is Eheim 1250, 1,200L/hr.

[jxlex]

It's really up to you bro... I normally have my bacteria media like biohome, , live rocks in the compartment right after the mechanical filters...

Is it soaked in water or just draining through?

Seems like a good place for some liverocks...

[kaykay]

It's flowing through. The opening to the baffle is at the bottom. It's really small though, 16cmx14cm. The height is only 12cm for the top compartment, and 15cm for the bottom one.

Can't put much rocks lah.

Ceramic rings? Coral chips?

Btw, what's biohome? I keep hearing this name.

[gargamelron]

top: filter wool

2nd: biohome plus

3rd: chemical filtration like chemi pure or nitrite lock or phosban, etc

[yeo99]

Always mechanical, bio, chemicals in this sequence. Mechanical means wool, sock, etc , bio means bio home, live rock, coral chips, etc. chemical means carbon, phosban , etc.

Best put in bags so that it can be cleaned and changed.

[kaykay]

Thanks!