K1 Filter Media 3lt
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K+ Advanced Filter Media 25Litre
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£54.95Original price was: £54.95.£41.21Current price is: £41.21.New advanced filtration media
Plastic media, for use in biological pond filters – specifically in moving bed bio reactors, was pioneered by Evolution Aqua, some 20 years ago. In recent years, other plastic media have come onto the market, usually with the aim of trying to get more and more surface area. However, one drawback to using plastic media has always been the time it takes to establish a stable biofilm – essential for good filtration.
After many years of research, Evolution Aqua have now developed a new media that not only gives class leading surface area, but also overcomes the problem of long maturation times.
Class leading surface area
K+Mediais designed and manufactured in the UK by Evolution Aqua. This advanced media, with its innovative design, and class leading surface area provides enhanced biological and mechanical filtration.
As Evolution Aqua extrude K+Media, Minerals and Enzymes are added to the raw material. The result of this process, unique to Evolution Aqua, is a filtration media that not only outperforms most of its competitors due to its large protected surface area, but also answers the problem of how to speed up the time taken to mature your filter.
Minerals added for faster filter maturation
During the extrusion process, Evolution Aqua add a range of minerals, along with magnesium, calcium, enzymes and salt to the raw material that is used to manufacture K+Media. The result means that K+Media will mature much faster than many other types of media.
– The addition of these minerals creates a rough surface on the media. This textured surface has a microscopic honeycomb of peaks and craters that allow waste particles to collect, and nitrifying bacteria to form.
– The minerals act as a food source for the bacteria, helping the bacteria to develop and multiply at a faster rate, further improving maturation times.
– Calcium alone has proven advantages for developing and maintaining effective bio-films.
– The enzymes that are added also help to make the media “sticky” so waste particles can adhere to media easier.
– Salt is added during the extrusion process, which is dissolved during the cooling process, leaving a rough surface on which bio-film can easily adhere.
Increased surface area
With a new shape and profile, K+Media has also been designed to have an increased and class leading surface area, meaning an overall surface area of 1,350m2 per m3. More importantly for biological filtration, the protected surface area of K+Media is 1,025m2 per m3. This allows a stable bio-film to form and remain intact when used in moving bed biological filtration, as in the new Nexus+.
Stable bio-film development
The shape of K+Media optimises the amount of “quiet zones” within the media where a stable bio-film can develop. Whilst K+Media keeps the integral profile of K1 Media at its core, there is an extra layer of cells and fins around the outside of each piece that enable microscopic organisms such as Rotifers and Vorticella to thrive. This is an additional benefit as competitor media do not have such “quiet zones” that would allow these higher lifeforms of filter feeders to develop. The bacteria and organisms that form within the bio-film ensure the media delivers optimum levels of biological filtration in the moving bed, which has been proven filtration technology for many years in the fishkeeping hobby.
Use with PURE Pond products
Evolution Aqua also recommend using K+Media in combination with the PURE Pond and PURE+ Filter Start Gel to boost bacteria levels which in turn will stick to the media and speed up the maturation process even more.
Specifications
Diameter = 10.2mm
Total surface area = 1,350m2 per m3
Protected surface area = 1,025m2 per m3
Length = 8mm
■ Available in bags of 25 litres and 50 litres
■ Floating version is coloured white
■ Sinking version is coloured black
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MOUNTAIN TREE HEXAGONAL FILTER BRUSH
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£3.62Original price was: £3.62.£3.40Current price is: £3.40.Designed with six-pointed star filament and open hook, the star filter brush is widely used in filtration systems such as fish farms, public aquarium, Koi pond and backyard garden pond.
It has excellent physical & biological filtration for blocking wastes and cultivates bacteria.
Mountain Tree Filter Brushes are made of new plastic material with good shape and not easy to deform, can be used for more than 5 years, which is 5 times than conventional brush.
Serves as both physical and biological filtration mechanism
Mountain Tree Filter Brushes are used for mechanical filtration in the first filter chamber where the coarse dirt particles, such as remove fish waste or dead plants and algae. Also they are very good settlement area for beneficial microorganisms.
Widely used in several filtration system
Mountain Tree Filter Brush is the optimal choice for Bakki shower of Koi pond, water treatment system, public aquaria, and backyard garden pond and so on.
Special Star-Shape Filament is special design patented by Mountain Tree, which is 4 times specific surface area than other brushes. It will generally enhance the mechanical filtration. Obviously strengthen the ability of adsorption and provide a massive surface area for biological colonization.
- Four times filtration power stronger than normal single thread brushes with the six-pointed star filament
- Anti-rust weight bearings with 304/316 stainless steel to avoid secondary pollution
- Easy installation and move with open hook head
- Excellent physical and biological filtration-blocks wastes and cultures bacteria
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Japanese Mat (1.2m x 1m) Top Grade
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Japanese matting is a popular choice for koi ponds not only because it can be easily cut to fit your filter, but its thick and robust texture holds it in place in your filter and makes cleaning very straightforward.
Its woven structure provides an ideal surface for biological bacteria to develop and remove harmful waste products from your water, making Japanese matting an excellent filter media choice.
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Oyster Shell in Net Bag 5kg
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£26.91Original price was: £26.91.£19.95Current price is: £19.95.Oyster Shell in Net Bag 5kg
These large Pacific oyster shell halves are commonly used by Koi keepers
in Japan and worldwide for buffering and stabalising the PH.
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