Episode 59 pt 1, Cleaning Bio-Balls in a Wet Dry Trickle Fil

The controversy continues in the fifty ninth episode of LA Fishguys as Jim Stime of Aquarium Design in Thousand Oaks CALIF.,cleans the Bio-Balls in a Wet Dry Trickle Filter.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Wet Dry Trickle Filter
• Bio Balls
• LA Fish Guy

[CreekkidsTV]

I am going to set up a 40-50 gallon reef aquarium.  Is a wet-dry filter OK for a tank like this.

[lafishguy]

hey C, i would suggest 55/60 gallons for greater volume and stability but YES you can use a W-D Filter.

[martyb0y1690]

Hey jim what is better plastic or ceramic bio balls? I have a canister filter in a 55 gallon freshwater

[lafishguy]

hey M, i have no experience with the ceramic bio-balls, so I would go with the plastic ones.

[martyb0y1690]

@lafishguy how often do you have to replace plastic bio balls as the ceramic ones I have need to be changed every 6 months (not all at the smae time) which is next month

[lafishguy]

hey M, i have never replaced the plastic bio-balls, which has been my suspicion with the tight pore ceramic ones. I have had to flush out the plastic ones though.

[ragvette]

Thanks for posting all the videos LAFishGuy! Great information for the hobby.

BTW, you may want to purchase a Fish Feeding Ring for your customer to reduce the food going into the Wet/Dry Filter.

[samuelwaynefoleyjr]

@UberFiseh .....damn........slow moment for me haha

[UberFiseh]

@samuelwaynefoleyjr

that's called a pre-filter Samuel.

[BusaFalconer]

what happened to the top part of the coon skin hat your wearing? =)

[samuelwaynefoleyjr]

hmm, you ever think about "diy"ing a power-filter cartage on the back of the overflow to help the waste  get captured.

[martyb0y1690]

@lafishguy think I will be buying some plastic bio balls then as they will be easy to flush as it's just a canister filter with several internal baskets

Thanks for all your help