Ceramic Noodle Filtration

Hi all i have been keeping tropical fish for only 6 months currently i only have a small tank 2ft but tomorrow i am about to pick up a 4ft tank.

Ceramic noodle filtration.

What ceramic filters don t remove. It acts as both a mechanical and biological filter media. Mechanical media often includes coarse sponges filter floss wool particularly good for water polishing too the ceramic white cylinders pre filters aka ceramic noodles. Suitable for both freshwater and saltwater aquariums.

Beyond that djb3500 is exactly correct. Pressurised canister filters hang on filters internal filters and wet dry filters just to name a few. Simply add them to your aquarium filter. Many filter kits already include ceramic rings in the box.

I can t answer your exact question. Using ceramic rings couldn t be easier. If you are going to go back to the carbon there is no sense in putting the ceramic noodles in the filter since about the time they start having an effect you would be ready to remove them. These noodles provide a housing material for bacteria which form the major part of the biological filtration in your fish tank.

Ceramic filtration cdc pdf pdf 2 pages. Ceramic is a natural media filter and does not add anything to the water during the filtration process. Ceramic filter media or other types of filter media have different surface size depending on type and brand. I have been using ceramic noodles in my filter for the last 4 months and i am wondering if i can use the ceramic noodles from my current filter.

Biological media beneficial bacteria will grow on any surface in the aquarium and generally speaking the more porous the media the easier it is for a bacteria colony. Aqua one bionood ceramic noodles are a biological filter media for use in aquarium filtration systems. While some ceramic rings come with their own filter media bag others come loose. Locally manufactured ceramic filters have traditionally been used throughout the world to treat household water.

The noodles as you call them are biological media and would do nothing until they are populated with bacteria. If you are using mechanical filtration coarse fine prior on the filter line ceramic rings will last years. The filter is flowerpot shaped holds about 8 10 liters of water and sits inside a plastic or ceramic receptacle. It also does not filter out minerals like calcium and magnesium meaning there is no need to pair the filter with a remineralizer if you want to preserve the mineral quality of your water.

Aqua one bionood is a cylindrical ceramic bioligical media that can be used in all types of filtration systems. I have no experience restoring ceramic rings noodles. This tub comes with a pullstring bag to be used for keeping noodles together inside your filter. Thinking on it i don t know anyone in the hobby who even bothers.