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Old 31-01-2018, 12:01 AM   #1
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Default Disintegrating bio home plus still can use?

Noticed my bio home plus is disintegrating already. Can thisnstill be used? It produces lots of dust. Will ot still be safe to continue using this?


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Old 31-01-2018, 07:07 AM   #2
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how old? brittle? use in which filter? tank water will become red? if keep washing will have clear water?
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Old 31-01-2018, 09:49 AM   #3
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effectiveness dropped when it becomes powder form.
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Old 31-01-2018, 11:11 AM   #4
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How long u use liao.. according to them it will not disintegrate. But i think media should change every 1-2yr. Recently i change to Maxspect Nano tech sphere. Will c how it works. only $1 cheaper den biohome plus n it is said to be bigger in surface den Biohome Plus
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Old 31-01-2018, 11:15 AM   #5
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How long u use liao.. according to them it will not disintegrate. But i think media should change every 1-2yr. Recently i change to Maxspect Nano tech sphere. Will c how it works. only $1 cheaper den biohome plus n it is said to be bigger in surface den Biohome Plus
Corretion. $1 more den biohome. Saw the clip in youtube tat even after 5yrs it still stay the same. Quite big pc per ball. 10ball can treat 50gallon (if rem correctly) of water liao. 2kg 88 ball

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How long u use liao.. according to them it will not disintegrate. But i think media should change every 1-2yr. Recently i change to Maxspect Nano tech sphere. Will c how it works. only $1 cheaper den biohome plus n it is said to be bigger in surface den Biohome Plus
Can use more than 2 years for biohome. It also depends is in which kind of filter. How much is maxspect?
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Old 31-01-2018, 11:18 AM   #7
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Can use more than 2 years for biohome. It also depends is in which kind of filter. How much is maxspect?
I saw BioHom is $49 1kg (Should be 1kg). But i bough maxspect 2Kg at $50 only. So should b alot cheaper.
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Old 31-01-2018, 11:22 AM   #8
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thanks! I'm using it in my canister filer.
have used for more than 2 years already i think.

tank water does not turn reddish, but inside my canister lots of powder .
also doesn't seem to finish when i rinse there is always dust.

I've had this happen before and i threw away the old bio home, and have not bought new one anymore because of this. really liked bio home plus before it started crumbling.
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Old 31-01-2018, 11:26 AM   #9
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Time to change den. Mayb u can try Nano tech biosphere, so call will not crumple. Cheaper also. But not sure if can fit how much in your tray, But due to the super big surface area, 10ball is so acall enough for 50Gallan tank. Put more the merrier, i gg to put 4KG to my OHF lol.
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Old 31-01-2018, 02:41 PM   #10
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I use matrix. No such problem after 7 year usage so far.
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