Ring and ball

[marinakid]

in the market we have ceramic ring and glass ring and biohome. basically what is the different between them beside cultivating bateria. i guess biohome is the most recommended. so what actually make them so different. i forgotten what i read from but ceramic ring was not recommend for reef tank. can someone enlighten me?

how about bio ball?

[LaW]

it is known that these filter medias are of nitrate factory in the long term.

what makes biohomes so stand out and expensive is that the manufacturer claims that it has the highest surface area for bacteria to grow on and as such, its allow anerobic bacteria to grow within each piece of biohome to reduce nitrate.

how effective is biohomes? that i couldn't answer you confidently.

but of all, best to spend more to get the biohomes.

hope that helps you understand more.

happy reefing.

[yikai]

bioballs and biorings are a very debatable topic. the point is, they are very very good to house anaerobic bacteria. BUT, there is some proof that these cause a build up in nitrates.

why? there are two points that most people beilieve in.

food particles get trapped inbetween these rings and cannot flow. the decomposition of these accumulated waste products will lead to the product of nitrate.

second, these biorings and bioballs are so effective in their denitrification, and because there are so much bacteria living in these rings, they are simply too good at their job in breaking down waste products, that so much NO3 is produced.

[marinakid]

bioballs and biorings are a very debatable topic. the point is, they are very very good to house anaerobic bacteria. BUT, there is some proof that these cause a build up in nitrates.

why? there are two points that most people beilieve in.

food particles get trapped inbetween these rings and cannot flow. the decomposition of these accumulated waste products will lead to the product of nitrate.

second, these biorings and bioballs are so effective in their denitrification, and because there are so much bacteria living in these rings, they are simply too good at their job in breaking down waste products, that so much NO3 is produced.

are bio ring and ceramic ring made of the same material?

[yikai]

are bio ring and ceramic ring made of the same material?

yes. compressed aragonite.

[Gouldian]

Some are ceramics, some ore sintered glass and others proprietary material that is patented. The differences is the surface area each material can offer for the colonization of bacteria.

[RockyBoy]

Once awhile need to shake those biohome glass to unclog the biohome pores from the detritus and at the same time, let go some of the excess bacteria. Then watch as your sps polyps start to expand....