Premium aquarium filter media for custom mechanical filtration
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Cut-to-fit filter media pads accommodates most aquarium filters
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Varied densities plus carbon-infused pads ensure crystal-clear aquarium water
Fulfill virtually any filtration need with cut-to-fit pads available in a variety of styles and densities. Drs. Foster & Smith Mechanical Filter Media enhance aquarium water cleanliness and overall health with greater ease. Customize any aquarium filter with additional mechanical filtration for improved water quality and efficient biological filtration. Choose carbon-infused pad or the density that best suits your needs to achieve crystal-clear aquarium water. Made in the USA.
Lime Filter Pad - Super-fine density filter media perfect for removing small particulate matter from aquarium water. 1" thick.
Beige Filter Pad - Fine density filter media traps smaller debris. Perfect all-purpose mechanical filtration. Choose from 2 thicknesses.
Black Filter Pad - Coarse density filter media captures larger debris. Use with Lime Filter Pad and Beige Filter Pad to transition varying densities for optimum biological filtration. 1" thick.
Carbon Pad - Fine-density pads infused with activated carbon remove debris AND dissolved impurities. Great for removing discoloration and odors from aquarium water. 1/2" thick.
Micron Felt Pads - Reusable pads trap tiny debris to "polish" aquarium water to sparkling clarity. Highly effective filter pads perfect for protecting biological filter media from clogs. 1/8" thick.
Please click on "More Information" for benefits of mechanical filtration.
Benefits of Mechanical Filtration
Mechanical filtration can greatly improve the health of most aquariums, and is also important for efficient biological filtration. The process is simple: mechanical filter media strains solid debris such as fish excrement, sludge, uneaten food, or dust from your aquarium as water passes through.
The debris-laden mechanical filter media can then be easily removed and rinsed or replaced. Mechanical filter media not only reduces the amount of solids in your water, but more importantly, it keeps debris from reaching your biological media, building up, and creating dead spots where nitrifying bacteria can't reproduce.
Mechanical filtration can greatly improve the health of most aquariums, and is also important for the efficiency of your biological filtration. The process is simple: mechanical media strains solid debris.
Biological filtration is the action of bacteria breaking down dangerous ammonia, converting it to nitrite, and then converting nitrite to less toxic nitrate. This article discusses how the process works.
While most aquarists agree biological filtration is imperative for your aquarium's health, not all agree that mechanical and chemical filtration is absolutely necessary.
Aquarium filter media are usually grouped into three basic categories: mechanical, chemical, and biological filtration. Hybrid filter media are becoming more common as aquarium hobbyists expect more from their equipment and filter media.
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Replacement filter pads for Eheim Professional Series canister
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Convenient all in one bag/frame unit ensures exceptional
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Marineland brand replacement media for Magnum canister filters.
Routine media replacement ensures optimum filter performance. Maintain aquarium water quality with efficient mechanical and chemical filtration
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Fulfill virtually any filtration need with cut-to-fit pads available in a variety of styles and densities. Drs. Foster & Smith Mechanical Filter Media enhance aquarium water cleanliness and overall health with greater ease. Customize any aquarium filter with additional mechanical filtration for improved water quality and efficient biological filtration. Choose carbon-infused pad or the density that best suits your needs to achieve crystal-clear aquarium water. Made in the USA.
