Great Lakes
Always do right, not popular...
Bio Wheels. I was not aware that this was an american thing.
These resemble a paper cartridge similar to what you would find in a canister filter. They are mounted horizontally on an axle in the return flow. The water runs over them, cuasing them to spin. Thus, you have a large surface area saturated with good bacteria. The typical filter that hangs on the back of the tank has them incorporated into the return chute. I have a magnum 350, which is the canister model, and it has a split return. Half the return volume is sent to a housing which has two bio wheels in it. The flow is also adjustable at the wheels for fine tuning. I have had this system for three years and swear by it. I paid 250 bucks for it,(new technology=$), and thought it was worth it. Now I just saw the system for under a hundred bucks online!! At this price, I wouldn't use anything else on a tank 55 or above.
The beauty of the wheels are that you can wash the daylights out of your filter and not worry about losing beneficial bacteria.
These resemble a paper cartridge similar to what you would find in a canister filter. They are mounted horizontally on an axle in the return flow. The water runs over them, cuasing them to spin. Thus, you have a large surface area saturated with good bacteria. The typical filter that hangs on the back of the tank has them incorporated into the return chute. I have a magnum 350, which is the canister model, and it has a split return. Half the return volume is sent to a housing which has two bio wheels in it. The flow is also adjustable at the wheels for fine tuning. I have had this system for three years and swear by it. I paid 250 bucks for it,(new technology=$), and thought it was worth it. Now I just saw the system for under a hundred bucks online!! At this price, I wouldn't use anything else on a tank 55 or above.
The beauty of the wheels are that you can wash the daylights out of your filter and not worry about losing beneficial bacteria.
