Filter media degenerating

GreenTea · 14-12-2013, 11:38 AM

Was cleaning my sump and realised that my filter media seems to be lesser then before...

Anyone experienced this too?

14-12-2013, 12:07 PM

Yup me too!

I think ur talking about the substrate in the filter right? I guess it's about the same thing but after some time some types of media will degebarate in the water. My carbon sticks always degenerates but really slowly!

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zonkkie · 14-12-2013, 12:18 PM

quite common ba... they get "eroded"... how quickly depends on how fast your water flow through them. Got Eheim Substrat Pro from marble size become like pi sai.

itchy · 14-12-2013, 12:19 PM

Stone/rocks will also be eroded under running water.

washywashy · 14-12-2013, 12:27 PM

For me, it is most evident for biohome. When I did my sump maintenance some time ago, the sticks just crumbled into sand.

itchy · 14-12-2013, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by washywashy

For me, it is most evident for biohome. When I did my sump maintenance some time ago, the sticks just crumbled into sand.

How long have you been using that batch of biohomme plus? Crumbled into sand serious le...

Jon-san · 14-12-2013, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by itchy

How long have you been using that batch of biohomme plus? Crumbled into sand serious le...

Happened to me before also. And I wasn't even using that long,

joemalu · 14-12-2013, 01:36 PM

Mine same time bought biohomme and biohomme plus mixed in canister. All the grey biohomme become soft and upon pressing turns to sand

. Only the red biohomme remain hard and intact

So now I only buy biohomme plus.

Flairtender · 15-12-2013, 12:23 AM

I have use biohomme plus & normal grey biohomme .... only notice the grey one will shrink abit after 2 or 3 yrs usage but not untill the extend of turning to sand lah ...

itchy · 15-12-2013, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Jon-san

Happened to me before also. And I wasn't even using that long,

Funny...The plus or grey ones? I using the biohomme plus for sometime, is still ok hard hard.

14-12-2013, 11:38 AM	#1
GreenTea Senior Dragon Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 3,520	Filter media degenerating Was cleaning my sump and realised that my filter media seems to be lesser then before... Anyone experienced this too?

14-12-2013, 01:36 PM	#8
joemalu Arofanatic Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 410	Mine same time bought biohomme and biohomme plus mixed in canister. All the grey biohomme become soft and upon pressing turns to sand. Only the red biohomme remain hard and intact So now I only buy biohomme plus.

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14-12-2013, 12:07 PM	#2
isaacgsk Guest Posts: n/a	Yup me too! I think ur talking about the substrate in the filter right? I guess it's about the same thing but after some time some types of media will degebarate in the water. My carbon sticks always degenerates but really slowly! Sent from my GT-I9305 using Tapatalk

14-12-2013, 12:18 PM	#3
zonkkie Dragon Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,148	quite common ba... they get "eroded"... how quickly depends on how fast your water flow through them. Got Eheim Substrat Pro from marble size become like pi sai.

14-12-2013, 12:19 PM	#4
itchy Endangered Dragon Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 11,159	Stone/rocks will also be eroded under running water.

14-12-2013, 12:27 PM	#5
washywashy Dragon Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2,813	For me, it is most evident for biohome. When I did my sump maintenance some time ago, the sticks just crumbled into sand.

15-12-2013, 12:23 AM	#9
Flairtender Dragon Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 1,141	I have use biohomme plus & normal grey biohomme .... only notice the grey one will shrink abit after 2 or 3 yrs usage but not untill the extend of turning to sand lah ...

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