Ceramic Noodles Filter

Many filter kits already include ceramic rings in the box.

Ceramic noodles filter.

Ceramic noodles for use in pond filters. These noodles provide a housing material for bacteria which form the major part of the biological filtration in your fish tank. You can use more than one type of media in your filter. Bacteria are necessary in the filtration process and the ceramic noodles act as a mechanical biological filter.

Bio balls only carry nitrifying bacteria. Fish tank filter media for biological filtration that you ll find in our online store includes aquarium filter wool ceramic noodles and sponge pads. While some ceramic rings come with their own filter media bag others come loose. Ceramic noodles are highly porous and provide the ideal environment for beneficial bacteria to grow on.

Hi all i have been keeping tropical fish for only 6 months currently i only have a small tank 2ft but tomorrow i am about to pick up a 4ft tank. The reason for using ceramic or other large surface types of filter media is to give bacteria a place to break down waste to ammonia and then to nitrite before converting nitrite to nitrate plant food. Ceramic filter media or other types of filter media have different surface size depending on type and brand. Aqua one bionood ceramic noodles are available in a 1 2kg jar.

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. Simply add them to your aquarium filter. Ceramic noodles can carry both nitrifying bacteria on the surface and denitrifying bacteria inside. I have been using ceramic noodles in my filter for the last 4 months and i am wondering if i can use the ceramic noodles from my current filter.

Denitrifying bacteria live inside rock ceramic and other porous materials where no air is present. Home products aqua one aqua one bionood ceramic noodles filter media 1 2kg jar. They can be added to pond and aquarium filters to help beneficial bacteria grow and remove toxins from your water. To put it simply biological filtration is filtering which is done by friendly bacteria.

These nitrifying bacteria exist inside your filter and help to get rid of toxins in the water.