Media for Eheim 2213

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.

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/

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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.