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Re: confused about biological filtration

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Posted by maggie on April 10, 2003 at 09:18:21:

In Reply to: confused about biological filtration posted by kiwiturtle on April 09, 2003 at 14:39:27:

Overtime, mechanical filtration will slowly become biological...about the sponge filter...it depends on the size of your setup and how many and how large your turtle is...in general a good mechanical filter would work for your turtle

:I've been reading stuff about biological filtration from various sources (online mainly). Some companies have a specialized technology (e.g. Bio-Max from Fluval) and some just use a sponge (e.g. Aquaclear). Assuming that nitrogen-eating bacteria will grow on any porous material with good aeration, why is it that many sponge-based filtration units (e.g. Fluval plus, Zoo Med Microclean) don't always mention biological filtration with their products? Is it true that a sponge in a filtration unit is a good enough biological filter after the bacterial colony is allowed to build up? Thanks for your input!




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