Media for Eheim 2213

[thorazine shuffle]

I just picked up a 2213 for dirt cheap on Craigslist. I plan to use it
supplement an HOB on a 55G that's home to one juvenile Oscar.
I'm looking for recommendations on what would be best to stack it with. Any
input would be much appreciated.

[carlrs]

thorazine shuffle wrote:
> I just picked up a 2213 for dirt cheap on Craigslist. I plan to use it
> supplement an HOB on a 55G that's home to one juvenile Oscar.
> I'm looking for recommendations on what would be best to stack it with. Any
> input would be much appreciated.

It depends what water parameters you want to acheive. For instance if
this were a lower pH (sof****er aquarium); Starting on the bottom
(which is where the water first enters the filter), I would add ceramic
bio rings for bio filtration and coarse mechanical filtration, then
Ehfi-Fix or any other media coarse fiber, then I would use a couple of
poly filter pads for fine mechanical filtratrion and place a product
such as Nirox Bio-Lif which softens the water and traps aeromonas and
other bacterial pathogens.

This of coarse is just one suggestion.

Carl
http://aquarium-filters.blogspot.com/

[thorazine shuffle]

"carlrs" > wrote in message
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>
> thorazine shuffle wrote:
>> I just picked up a 2213 for dirt cheap on Craigslist. I plan to use it
>> supplement an HOB on a 55G that's home to one juvenile Oscar.
>> I'm looking for recommendations on what would be best to stack it with.
>> Any
>> input would be much appreciated.
>
> It depends what water parameters you want to acheive. For instance if
> this were a lower pH (sof****er aquarium); Starting on the bottom
> (which is where the water first enters the filter), I would add ceramic
> bio rings for bio filtration and coarse mechanical filtration, then
> Ehfi-Fix or any other media coarse fiber, then I would use a couple of
> poly filter pads for fine mechanical filtratrion and place a product
> such as Nirox Bio-Lif which softens the water and traps aeromonas and
> other bacterial pathogens.
>
> This of coarse is just one suggestion.
>
> Carl
> http://aquarium-filters.blogspot.com/
>

Thank you, Carl.

My pH is about 7.5, which I know is towards the high end for oscars.

I'll check out the Bio-Lif.