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Old 14-11-2011, 03:42 PM   #11
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There are certain surface molecules which can increase bacteria cell attachment, that's why your K1 cost more than ordinary cardboard.

I wouldn't know what is K1 made of but I would say it would have similar attachment property as CRs and biohomme.
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Old 15-11-2011, 12:43 PM   #12
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Is K1 porous anot? If not, then isn't it like the plastic cardboard, just that it is in K1 shape?
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Old 15-11-2011, 06:15 PM   #13
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i dun tink k1 is porous.
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Old 15-11-2011, 08:17 PM   #14
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Then why is it like CR and BH? Since it's plastic, wouldn't that make it more like the plastic cardboard and thus have similar bacteria-loading capability, or lack of?
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Old 15-11-2011, 09:47 PM   #15
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Is K1 porous anot? If not, then isn't it like the plastic cardboard, just that it is in K1 shape?
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Then why is it like CR and BH? Since it's plastic, wouldn't that make it more like the plastic cardboard and thus have similar bacteria-loading capability, or lack of?
Thats whats in my mind too... I was thinking since both materials are plastic and dont seem to be porous, the cardboard can be used as an alternative. Cn even cut it smaller to make it rotate a lot more easily... However if I have the time I will go down to C328 to have a look at the media
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Old 15-11-2011, 09:59 PM   #16
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i try small bio balls and added cut household straw..
. can also do the trick
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Old 16-11-2011, 10:55 PM   #17
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theoretically, any material that is porous and semi-buoyant will do the trick...as long as it is perpetually moving, only the fittest BB can cling on, so what you get (supposedly) is a mean and lean strain of healthy BB that can act very fast on ammonia and other byproducts...

so i'd say your corrugated cardboard bits are working, just give it a few months to build up BB
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