Ceramic holds tons of bacteria.
Ceramic noodles in reef tank.
Ceramic noodles can carry both nitrifying bacteria on the surface and denitrifying bacteria inside.
Bio balls and ceramic noodles vs live rock hi everyone im new to the reef tank and marine tanks in general.
Description aqua one bionood ceramic noodles are a biological filter media for use in aquarium filtration systems.
Ceramic noodles are highly porous and provide the ideal environment for beneficial bacteria to grow on.
Bio balls only carry nitrifying bacteria.
There is alot of surface area and that would make a great addition to your tank if you dont already have any ahhhh i see i m about to buy another hob filter so i can clean the sponges in alternative fortnightly goes as i noticed today my filter had stop pumping as the sponge was clogged up.
Bioballs vs ceramic noodles my fish store has been encouraging me to replace the bioballs with ceramic noodles.
Denitrifying bacteria live inside rock ceramic and other porous materials where no air is present.
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.
I can t see where it makes much difference which is in there as long as there is something for the bacteria to grow on.
I went to the local marine shop this weekend and.