I know this is an old post but, to me the media that sucks up liquid faster than the ceramic rings mean they will break down sooner. I use Fluval Bio Max Rings and my tank parameters are perfect and my water is crystal clear! Just my opinion!
Fluval ceramic rings are just mechanical filtration and should not absorb anything(it says so on the box that it is mechanical only), you should have used Fluval Biomax in the test instead as it is absorbs better, then I don't really see any scientific statements that says that absorption is the same as growing benefital bacterias either. I have not seen any videos on RUclips that have any science included that measure the amount of beneficial bacterias. Its not that much of magic with this stuff that some videos make a point of. Would love to see how much of square inch of surface area each material have as that is something that really is important, more than the absorption test anyway.
I'm not sure sucking up dye is proof that bacteria will colonize one product better than the other. If this was the correct test toilet paper might win. The correct test would be to run several tanks with each product and introduce a know amount of ammonia and then do water tests. Of course, the biomedia needs to be sufficiently colonized first.
I agree. Filter media efficiency is determined by the amount of biologically active surface area. That surface needs proper water flow and enough space for bacteria to actually fit and to be able to expand their biofilm (i.e. no micro pores that are uselessly small).... I've just started a filter media comparison test myself, based on the ammonia adding method. I hope to replicate some tests shown on aquarium science dot org....
Thanks for the video! Well done! 👏👏 I ALWAYS use biohome media! I learned it from the PondGuru. I totally agree with you...he is the Yoda of aquarium filtration!
Nice one, man - thanks for the honest appraisal of the media. If you ever have youtube projects you need media for just give me a ring any time to discuss it no worries.
Thanks pal, it's an amazing product and I don't get these idiots who hate on it?? Some people may take their opinions as gospel so I just needed vent a little lol.
@@HobbyistFishkeeper Yes there are a few people who have come out of the woodwork to be very vocally against the biohome, the very idea of a full cycle and even me as a person - it is very strange as I've had no interaction with any of them prior to their naysaying, they've never used the media and just seem to be professional a-holes. One guy has even gone to the trouble of making a fake channel and a fake website specifically to write hit pieces and there is one on me there....I feel quite privileged to be among his targets as that must mean I'm doing something right, lol. The site is the least scientific thing I have ever seen but is called 'aquarium science' or 'the science of aquariums' or something similar to that. He directs people to the site in a sort of third party way - "Hey, look what I found here this scientifically proves biohome is no good" sort of way.....very very strange as he distances himself from being the person who actually wrote it and there isn't one photo, no proof of doing any tests and it only contains words, fake figures and meaningless opinions. I guess that's just part of being on the internet - there will always be a-holes who are jealous, misinformed, ignorant, wannabe 'scientists' and have nothing else better to do. If they used that spare time to actually learn and help people they would find that their lives significantly improved so I feel quite sorry for anyone living like that...they must really hate themselves, lol.
I agree with you. This is not to be a Biohome media hater, because i have not tried it, but to be fair this video does not demonstrate anything. How can you measure the capillary action just by looking at the media for a few seconds and how does this qualify the biohome as a good media ? The real test should really be to measure the surface area per mass of each media and compare. But more importantly the bacteria culture on each media should be measured. I know that this is probably impossible to do, but instead i am interested in some actual scientific measurements and comparison of the different filter media before spending a lot of money. It would be excellent content to test biohome media effectiveness on ammonia, nitrite and nitrate and compare to other media. The only one i can find that has actually done some testing measuring nitrates is this guy (ruclips.net/video/NYZzpvKygDc/видео.html), and his testing showed that Biohome did not do better than standard media.
I would have thought this test shows the opposite of what it claims. Surely if it sucks in water that easily it would be taking in oxygen rich water and inhibit the growth on anaerobic bacteria?
Anaerobic bacteria grows in low oxygen environments. So surface area etc is irrelevant. Youd need a tank with almost no current, which is why filter less planted tanks can grow it, but others cant
The thing is, it's rather expensive and you supposedly need a lot according to Pondguru to properly cycle your tank with anaerobic bacteria to reduce the nitrate spike . Have millions of fish and aquarists survived with cheaper bio material for decades? Well yes, with more water changes I suppose.. So if you can afford and like this product then go for it. I would love to, but unfortunately I can't afford it, so I suppose I'm no worse off than the masses at present.
Pretty much anything, including foam will grow enough of the needed bacteria. You need low oxygen to grow anorobic bacteria, not loads of surface area. So a tank with very low or no current. Most tanks just won't grow it.
The effectiveness of nitrifying bacteria's ability to colonise your media has nothing to do with how porous it is.K1 media is not porous, and its be shown to be the best out there both statically, and fluidly.Porous media clogs easily, and encourages Heterotrophic bacteria which can slow down, and even stall your filter altogether. Bacteria needs a good flow of oxygen so it easily colonises onto media instead of through it. The structure of biohome is to tight to allow the flow of water through the media which the bacteria thrives on.
Both are bad. Just use filter foam/sponge, and lots of it. If you hook up a big canister filter to that tank with only sponge, and you leave it be for months and months until the flow REALLY starts to slow down (and then only clean lightly), you'll be rewarded with very healthy fish and water that is always clear and low in bacteria.
I use Biohome in all my filters.and use a 2.3 ltr pre filter on my tanks.giving my main filter to be used just for just media..to many slagging off Richards product.maybe these people need to set there filters up correctly first before putting this great product down..I know it works.and have watched Richard showing how a certain filter should be set up.all my tanks are crystal clear using this product and a pre filter 👍🏻
Is it true that after a period of time any bio media needs to be replaced? In another channel, the person said that any bio media will give out in about 12-18 months and they need to be replaced because the pores will start to all clog up from detritus.
That's not true of all bio media, some deteriorates and can crumble. But bio media shouldn't get clogged with detritus if you have sufficient mechanical filtration before the biological. The order of filtration should be mechanical - chemical - biological and the return to the tank. If this makes sense lol
I’ve biohome going on 6 years now. With biohome if it clogs, which is no problem, you can bake in oven at high temp say 200c for and hour and your good to go again... other manufacturers say buy more... pondguru says don’t buy more. Bake it ... and then he gives you tips to improve your set up. A truly nice guy. In reality what your saying is kind a true.... but general media and biohome will still have an external surface area which would probably be more then enough, and with gravel and plants.. it’s doesn’t need replacing regardless..... if it needs replacing your filter set up is incorrect.
@@fisharefriends598I'm just curious as I'm no expert. You saying to recharge media is to bake it in oven at certain temp.. So what happens to bacteria in the media at that high temp?
Biohome from what ive seen and read is great just a bit expensive for my taste. Its so hard to get a decent quantity. It would be a couple thousand for me to buy what I need kg wise. But i can get others for fractions in the state
@@Slayer-xc1ug It's really expensive media that is highly ineffective at doing what it's supposed to be doing. It provides very little biologically available surface area, volume-wise. And the denitrification claims are total cow crap, being theoretically impossible and having no accurate, well-controlled tests to back them up. See the criticism of biohome on aquarium science dot org....
@@Slayer-xc1ug If your losing fish because you dont use this certain media then perhjaps the hobby isnt for you as your doing something seriously wrong.
I know this is an old post but, to me the media that sucks up liquid faster than the ceramic rings mean they will break down sooner. I use Fluval Bio Max Rings and my tank parameters are perfect and my water is crystal clear! Just my opinion!
Fluval ceramic rings are just mechanical filtration and should not absorb anything(it says so on the box that it is mechanical only), you should have used Fluval Biomax in the test instead as it is absorbs better, then I don't really see any scientific statements that says that absorption is the same as growing benefital bacterias either. I have not seen any videos on RUclips that have any science included that measure the amount of beneficial bacterias. Its not that much of magic with this stuff that some videos make a point of. Would love to see how much of square inch of surface area each material have as that is something that really is important, more than the absorption test anyway.
I'm not sure sucking up dye is proof that bacteria will colonize one product better than the other. If this was the correct test toilet paper might win. The correct test would be to run several tanks with each product and introduce a know amount of ammonia and then do water tests. Of course, the biomedia needs to be sufficiently colonized first.
I agree. Filter media efficiency is determined by the amount of biologically active surface area. That surface needs proper water flow and enough space for bacteria to actually fit and to be able to expand their biofilm (i.e. no micro pores that are uselessly small).... I've just started a filter media comparison test myself, based on the ammonia adding method. I hope to replicate some tests shown on aquarium science dot org....
Ive tried it, ive seen no differance between any of my tanks ever no matter what i use, they all do perfect and crystal clear etc.
Thanks for the video! Well done! 👏👏 I ALWAYS use biohome media! I learned it from the PondGuru. I totally agree with you...he is the Yoda of aquarium filtration!
You maybe you got scammed too. Just a possibility...
Nice one, man - thanks for the honest appraisal of the media.
If you ever have youtube projects you need media for just give me a ring any time to discuss it no worries.
Thanks pal, it's an amazing product and I don't get these idiots who hate on it?? Some people may take their opinions as gospel so I just needed vent a little lol.
@@HobbyistFishkeeper Yes there are a few people who have come out of the woodwork to be very vocally against the biohome, the very idea of a full cycle and even me as a person - it is very strange as I've had no interaction with any of them prior to their naysaying, they've never used the media and just seem to be professional a-holes.
One guy has even gone to the trouble of making a fake channel and a fake website specifically to write hit pieces and there is one on me there....I feel quite privileged to be among his targets as that must mean I'm doing something right, lol.
The site is the least scientific thing I have ever seen but is called 'aquarium science' or 'the science of aquariums' or something similar to that. He directs people to the site in a sort of third party way - "Hey, look what I found here this scientifically proves biohome is no good" sort of way.....very very strange as he distances himself from being the person who actually wrote it and there isn't one photo, no proof of doing any tests and it only contains words, fake figures and meaningless opinions.
I guess that's just part of being on the internet - there will always be a-holes who are jealous, misinformed, ignorant, wannabe 'scientists' and have nothing else better to do. If they used that spare time to actually learn and help people they would find that their lives significantly improved so I feel quite sorry for anyone living like that...they must really hate themselves, lol.
The test just shows the capillary action of the media it doesn't demonstrate the aerobic or anaerobic bacteria forming capability of the media.
I agree with you. This is not to be a Biohome media hater, because i have not tried it, but to be fair this video does not demonstrate anything. How can you measure the capillary action just by looking at the media for a few seconds and how does this qualify the biohome as a good media ? The real test should really be to measure the surface area per mass of each media and compare. But more importantly the bacteria culture on each media should be measured. I know that this is probably impossible to do, but instead i am interested in some actual scientific measurements and comparison of the different filter media before spending a lot of money. It would be excellent content to test biohome media effectiveness on ammonia, nitrite and nitrate and compare to other media. The only one i can find that has actually done some testing measuring nitrates is this guy (ruclips.net/video/NYZzpvKygDc/видео.html), and his testing showed that Biohome did not do better than standard media.
I would have thought this test shows the opposite of what it claims.
Surely if it sucks in water that easily it would be taking in oxygen rich water and inhibit the growth on anaerobic bacteria?
Anaerobic bacteria grows in low oxygen environments. So surface area etc is irrelevant. Youd need a tank with almost no current, which is why filter less planted tanks can grow it, but others cant
The thing is, it's rather expensive and you supposedly need a lot according to Pondguru to properly cycle your tank with anaerobic bacteria to reduce the nitrate spike . Have millions of fish and aquarists survived with cheaper bio material for decades? Well yes, with more water changes I suppose.. So if you can afford and like this product then go for it. I would love to, but unfortunately I can't afford it, so I suppose I'm no worse off than the masses at present.
Pretty much anything, including foam will grow enough of the needed bacteria.
You need low oxygen to grow anorobic bacteria, not loads of surface area. So a tank with very low or no current. Most tanks just won't grow it.
The effectiveness of nitrifying bacteria's ability to colonise your media has nothing to do with how porous it is.K1 media is not porous, and its be shown to be the best out there both statically, and fluidly.Porous media clogs easily, and encourages Heterotrophic bacteria which can slow down, and even stall your filter altogether.
Bacteria needs a good flow of oxygen so it easily colonises onto media instead of through it. The structure of biohome is to tight to allow the flow of water through the media which the bacteria thrives on.
Aquariumscience website has fake data. The guy running that website is a crackpot trying to disrupt our hobby
Would you recommend biohome ultimate marine for reef aquarium?
I'd recommend any biohome product. I have ultimate and after I made this video I put maxi in it out of my evo tank.
@@HobbyistFishkeeper thank you 🙏
BIOHOME ultimate or marine pure best media for goldfish tank?
Biohome easy
Both are bad. Just use filter foam/sponge, and lots of it. If you hook up a big canister filter to that tank with only sponge, and you leave it be for months and months until the flow REALLY starts to slow down (and then only clean lightly), you'll be rewarded with very healthy fish and water that is always clear and low in bacteria.
where do you find Biomanta?
Aquamanta biodynamic is from "maidenhead aquatics" thanks for watching
BUT WORTH IT, USED FOR YEARS
I use Biohome in all my filters.and use a 2.3 ltr pre filter on my tanks.giving my main filter to be used just for just media..to many slagging off Richards product.maybe these people need to set there filters up correctly first before putting this great product down..I know it works.and have watched Richard showing how a certain filter should be set up.all my tanks are crystal clear using this product and a pre filter 👍🏻
Check out my canister filter for saltwater aquarium video. I think you'd like it. Thanks for watching
Is it true that after a period of time any bio media needs to be replaced? In another channel, the person said that any bio media will give out in about 12-18 months and they need to be replaced because the pores will start to all clog up from detritus.
That's not true of all bio media, some deteriorates and can crumble. But bio media shouldn't get clogged with detritus if you have sufficient mechanical filtration before the biological. The order of filtration should be mechanical - chemical - biological and the return to the tank. If this makes sense lol
I’ve biohome going on 6 years now. With biohome if it clogs, which is no problem, you can bake in oven at high temp say 200c for and hour and your good to go again... other manufacturers say buy more... pondguru says don’t buy more. Bake it ... and then he gives you tips to improve your set up. A truly nice guy.
In reality what your saying is kind a true.... but general media and biohome will still have an external surface area which would probably be more then enough, and with gravel and plants.. it’s doesn’t need replacing regardless..... if it needs replacing your filter set up is incorrect.
@@fisharefriends598 , Thank you so much for your help.
@@HobbyistFishkeeper Mechanical, biological, then chemical according to pondguru. Even then charcoal at best.
@@fisharefriends598I'm just curious as I'm no expert. You saying to recharge media is to bake it in oven at certain temp.. So what happens to bacteria in the media at that high temp?
MICROMEC is the Best
Biohome from what ive seen and read is great just a bit expensive for my taste. Its so hard to get a decent quantity. It would be a couple thousand for me to buy what I need kg wise. But i can get others for fractions in the state
What is the life of bio Home ultimate?
I have 3 year old media that looks and feels the same as it was new. Don't excessively rub the pieces together or you'll have nothing but dust
Seachem Metrix is better in my opinion
ITS REALLY EXPENSIVE
Not as expensive as replacing dead fish because of poor water quality. Trust me it's worth every penny.
@@Slayer-xc1ug It's really expensive media that is highly ineffective at doing what it's supposed to be doing. It provides very little biologically available surface area, volume-wise. And the denitrification claims are total cow crap, being theoretically impossible and having no accurate, well-controlled tests to back them up. See the criticism of biohome on aquarium science dot org....
@@Slayer-xc1ug If your losing fish because you dont use this certain media then perhjaps the hobby isnt for you as your doing something seriously wrong.
@@Aqua_Gino That site is bs information which had no scientific research