These noodles provide a housing material for bacteria which form the major part of the biological filtration in your fish tank.
Ceramic noodles in marine tank.
A sump is not truly a filter but it can be used to house the filtration systems including mechanical biological filtration media.
Aqua one bionood ceramic noodles are a biological filter media for use in aquarium filtration systems.
The coating that is applied has to be baked in order for it to be aquarium safe unless it is specially manufactured for tank use.
Please let me know what you think.
Would the copper kill the bacteria on the ceramic noodles that removes the nitrates from the water.
Ceramic noodles and other biomedia shouldn t break down.
Bioballs are designed to be used in trickle filters.
Thank you for this article if running a saltwater fish only tank and copper will be used most of the time in the sump would you still recommend choosing the ceramic noodles over the bio balls.
Simply add them to your aquarium filter.
Many filter kits already include ceramic rings in the box.
If your filter didn t come with any ceramic rings or you want to purchase more grab some here or from your local fish store they are very affordable.
Water from aquarium is pushed into the sump where it removes waste using mechanical filtration media toxic components are removed in biological chamber hence clean water flows back to the aquarium using gravity if it is an overhead sump filter.
I still have some old fluval stuff from about twelve years ago that is still fine.
Using ceramic rings couldn t be easier.
The biggest issue here is the use of the biomedia.
Anything that can take in water will deteriorate over time.
The only reason i would replace it is to switch over to seachem matrix.
Terracotta is made with the same principal as ceramic.