Reddit Reddit reviews MarineLand Ceramic Filter Rings 140 Count, Supports Biological aquarium Filtration, Fits C-Series And Magniflow, 140 rings (PA11484)

We found 6 Reddit comments about MarineLand Ceramic Filter Rings 140 Count, Supports Biological aquarium Filtration, Fits C-Series And Magniflow, 140 rings (PA11484). Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.

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MarineLand Ceramic Filter Rings 140 Count, Supports Biological aquarium Filtration, Fits C-Series And Magniflow, 140 rings (PA11484)
CERAMIC FILTER RINGS Provides a porous surface area for the growth of beneficial bacteriaFOR BIOLOGICAL FILTRATION Important for maintaining a clean and healthy aquatic environmentCOMPATIBILITY Fits all Marineland C-Series and Magniflow Canister FiltersQUANTITY Contains 140 ceramic filter ringsMARINELAND FILTRATION PRODUCTS Count on Marineland brand for the most reliable technically advanced aquariums and accessories on the marketage range description: all rangesincluded components: Marineland PA11484 Canister Filter Ceramic Rings, 140-CountProvide Porous Surface Area for Support of Biological FiltrationDo not clean with soaps or abrasives and never rinse with unconditioned tap waterBio-rings do not require replacement
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6 Reddit comments about MarineLand Ceramic Filter Rings 140 Count, Supports Biological aquarium Filtration, Fits C-Series And Magniflow, 140 rings (PA11484):

u/loki_79 路 7 pointsr/Aquariums

Have you got the kit now? Most of these kits come with less than ideal filters. Ideally I would say buy a better filter, but you can very cheaply improve the one you have.

Most probably it comes with some kind of pouch that the manufacturer will tell you to replace every month. Throw that away, and get some sponge (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D2BHWLV/) and ceramic rings (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000NRVLIU/). Cut the sponge to shape and put the ceramic rings above, ideally in a mesh bag to make cleaning easier, but not required. When you clean the filter, just rinse out the sponge in tank water and that is pretty much it.

The sponge and ceramic rings will make a nice place in your filter for the bacteria to live. If you replace the pouches every month, you are removing most of your bacteria.

u/voiceinthedesert 路 2 pointsr/aquarium

So, so each of those sleeves is something different. Chemical, biological and mechanical filtration. I'll go over each quickly (apologies, this is more than you asked :P)

  1. Mechanical. This is normally a sponge/mesh or something similar. It catches things like leaves, bits of food, etc.

  2. Chemical. This is Activated Charcoal. It's an agent that binds to just about anything and is used to remove any impurities from the water. Most aquarists do not use charcoal past the cycling phase of their tank. The reason is because it's not necessary (see below) and because because it binds with EVERYTHING, it will actually remove some good stuff from your tank along with the bad. If you keep replacing it, your tank will be crystal clear, but you have to keep up with it and it's not "stable" in the sense that biological filtering is.

  3. Biological. This is the bacteria that lives in your tank. This is "the cycle" that processes the nitrogen cycle in your tank. This is what is necessary to preserve.

    So what I've done with most of my tanks is take those pre-fab things out and just put these in the main compartment. The whole point is just to have a base for the bacteria to grow on so they can do the job of filtering your tank. This is all I run in my tanks, from my 20 up to my 165.

    Now, you can do what you've been doing, that's fine and that'll work. But this way is cheaper and more effective, imo. If you DO go this route, you need to get those things get established before you swap them out. Get a media sock and just let them sit on the bottom of your tank for a month or so. Then, you can take out those sleeves and just drop as many of the ceramic things in as will fit.

    If you go this route, when you clean the filter, take the rings out and set them aside. Rinse out the main body and put the rings back. If they are REALLY dirty, you can rinse them too, but they don't tend to accumulate much.
u/sheerpoetry 路 1 pointr/bettafish

Hopefully I'll stop freaking out once I get past my first water change, but here we are.

First, does Kade look OK?
When he was hovering at the side of the tank, that black bit at the side of his gills moved like algae. But could he just have coloration in that spot? (It does look like he's getting some dark spots on his body as well.) I can't tell if his fins look better/worse/the same from when I brought him home, either. 馃槵

I'm making a few tank changes and I figure water change would be the best time to do them, but I don't want to stress him out too much. I'll have a new filter to install (filter, air pump, ceramic media , two kinds of padded media) and some of my plants definitely need pruning (and anchoring). And, of course, gravel vacuum.

Should I take him out into a temporary container while I do all this? Or will he be okay to stay in?

u/bowlofnailswithutmil 路 1 pointr/Aquariums

Filter
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B008986EQO/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1421121421&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SY200_QL40&dpPl=1&dpID=31fg9kdaJ9L&ref=plSrch

1st level
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00B50UPE0

Put this on top of the other floss
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0002HBLUE

2nd level
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0002Z7VAK/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1421121104&sr=8-1

3rd level
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000R31KH2

With http://www.amazon.comgp/aw/d/B0006JLVUI inside of http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002X6F7AW put on top of the other media

4th level
2 packs of these http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000NRVLIU

u/uaintatruther 路 1 pointr/Aquariums

Filter http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B008986EQO/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1421121421&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SY200_QL40&dpPl=1&dpID=31fg9kdaJ9L&ref=plSrch

1st level http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00B50UPE0

Put this on top of the other floss http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0002HBLUE

2nd level http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0002Z7VAK/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1421121104&sr=8-1

3rd level http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000R31KH2

With http://www.amazon.comgp/aw/d/B0006JLVUI inside of http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002X6F7AW put on top of the other media

4th level 2 packs of these http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000NRVLIU

Here is my layout, if I were to redo it I would have made the last 3 eheim pro. For the media I would have used the floss it came with at the bottom just rip it vertically, then foam, then the fine floss.

Overall I rate it 4.5 out of 5, sometimes it is hard to prime.

u/tiburon_atlantica 路 1 pointr/Aquariums

i use ceramic rings (link) and filter floss (link). cheap, lasts forever and works super well :)