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On 2006-04-27, Altum wrote:
Frank wrote:
Altum wrote,
There's nothing magic about foam. Bacteria will grow on any tank
surface exposed to ammonia/nitrite and oxygen. Give it time...

If I understand it right, the filter came with a mesh bag - not a
bio-bag, or foam insert. Without enough bio-media, I can see a filter
that may not be able to keep up with the fish load - if that's the
case, a little foam would indeed be "magic" ;-) ............... Frank

Hmm... I thought the original post said Whisper Bio-bag.


The model that came with my Tetra All-Glass Starter Aquarium kit does
have a "Bio-bag", consisting of an "Aerobic Frame", a mesh filter bag
that slips over it, and "Whisper filter carbon" inside the bag. The
instructions say that the aerobic frame is "deeply etched so as to
provide a receptive surface for aerobic bacteria." I suppose when you
need to chnage the bag you keep that colonized frame.

You guys doubtless know this routine/functionality. Just clarifying my
model.

Cheers,

Fred

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