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14-11-2011, 03:42 PM | #11 |
Dragon
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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. |
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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15-11-2011, 06:15 PM | #13 |
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i dun tink k1 is porous.
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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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15-11-2011, 09:47 PM | #15 | |
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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 |
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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