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Nexus Automatic Upgrade Kit 220/320 (Gravity Fed)
£659.95 – £695.95
Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageNexus Automatic Upgrade Kit 220/320 (Gravity Fed)
£659.95 – £695.95
Make Nexus the automatic choice
Continuing our long standing reputation for innovation, the Nexus Automatic System now enables Nexus owners to benefit from a fully automated cleaning cycle on their multi award winning Nexus filtration systems. Physically turning ball valves and manually switching pumps on and off will now be a thing of the past thanks to the Nexus Automatic System. All of the key processes that form the cleaning cycle are now controlled automatically with this easy to install kit.
Gravity Fed Setups
Overview
The Nexus Automatic System can be installed on Nexus 220 and
320 filters manufactured after 2006, whether on gravity-fed or
pump-fed installations.
The kit includes a control box which connects up to an automated
waste valve, airpump control box and an automatic inlet slide plate
(for gravity fed models only). Once installed and connected to your
pond pump and mains power the system will carry out cleaning
cycles at timed intervals or when pressing the manual clean button.Cleaning Cycle
The Nexus Automatic System will control the cleaning cycle fully automatically. Cleaning is done on a timer, which is factory set to clean once every 3 days, however, this is easily adjustable to fit in with your pond requirements. The Nexus Automatic System will run a cleaning cycle which lasts approximately 10 minutes.
Gravity Fed Cleaning Cycle
■ Adjustable timer kicks in to start a cleaning cycle.
■ Control box automatically switches circulating pump off.
■ The water level in the Nexus equalises.
■ Inlet valve closes whilst at the same time air is diverted from the outer bio chamber to the EAZY to clean the media.
■ After the media has been cleaned, the waste valve opens.
■ EAZY is drained to waste and inlet valve opens for a final flush of the EAZY.
■ The waste valve closes.
■ Air is diverted back from the EAZY to the bio chamber.
■ Circulating pump is switched back on.
■ Nexus returns to filtration mode.
The generally accepted practice is that when you keep ornamental fish, whether in a pond or in an aquarium, to keep the water fresh, 10% of the volume of the water in the pond/aquarium should be changed on a weekly basis. With this in mind, we recommend that you set your Nexus Automatic system to run a cleaning cycle so as to exchange water in line with this.general parameters of our ponds is turn over rate. This is the time that it takes for the total volume of the pond to pass through the filter system once. We recommend that for ideal performance a turn over rate of every 2 to 3 hours is found to be best.
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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.Add to cartK+ 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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K+ Advanced Filter
£995.00 – £1,595.00
Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageK+ Advanced Filter
£995.00 – £1,595.00
Advanced pressure filters for ponds using K+Media
Introducing Evolution Aqua’s latest innovation in pond filtration technology, the K+Advanced Filters. Manufactured by Evolution Aqua in the UK, this new range of pressure filters have been specifically designed to use Evolution Aqua’s own filtration media, K+Media, to deliver exceptional water clarity and to be economical to run.
Key Features
• Manufactured to last using latest rotational moulding process for peace of mind
• Supplied with advanced K+Media, delivering enhanced mechanical and biological filtration
• Economical to run. The filter has been engineered to maximise pump efficiency
• The colour matches existing Evolution Aqua filters
• Easy to operate and clean, with pipework, blower and multiport valve supplied.Pressure Filters Specifications
There are four sizes in the range, 20”, 24”, 30” and 36” covering all sizes of ponds up to 91,000 litres (20,000 Gallons).
The 20″ and 24″ are available to buy now while the 30″ and 36″ models are going to be released later in Oct 2021.
Model Diameter Maximum
Pond SizeOptimum
Flow RateVolume Of
K+Advanced MediaMultiport Valve
SizeMax. Working
PressureK+AdvancedFilter20 20″ (500mm) 18,000 Litres
4,000 UK Gallons
4,800 US Gallons6,000 LPH
1,320 GPH
1,585 US GPH50 Litres
11 UK Gallons
13.2 US Gallons1½” 1.5 Bar K+AdvancedFilter24 24″ (620mm) 36,000 Litres
8,000 UK Gallons
9,600 US Gallons12,000 LPH
2,640 GPH
3,170 US GPH100 Litres
22 UK Gallons
26.4 US Gallons2″ 1.5 Bar K+AdvancedFilter30 30″ (750mm) 54,500 Litres
12,000 UK Gallons
14,500 US Gallons18,000 LPH
3,960 GPH
4,755 US GPH150 Litres
33 Gallons
39.6 US Gallons2″ 1.5 Bar K+AdvancedFilter36 36″ (900mm) 91,000 Litres
20,000 UK Gallons
24,000 US Gallons30,000 LPH
6,600 GPH
7,925 US GPH250 Litres
55 Gallons
66 US Gallons2″ 1.5 Bar Manufactured to Last
Manufactured in the UK by Evolution Aqua, the K+Advanced Filter is produced using rotational moulding process; the body is made of a single homogenous material meaning there is no joint line, the wall thickness is consistent throughout, there are no weak points, and the feet are built-in as part of the body. This means that the K+Advanced Filter is extremely durable and has the same attractive granite grey colour finish as the other filters in the Evolution Aqua family.
Best-in-Class Filtration Media
The benefits of using K+Media have been well documented since its launch in 2019, including its ability to filter particles down to one micro. The design and profile of the media helps to improve flow, its vast protected surface area of 1,025m2 per m3, or the total area of 5x tennis courts, maintains stable bio-films and its unique manufacturing process where minerals and enzymes are added during the extrusion process, ensure K+Media matures faster than any other type of filtration media. Evolution Aqua’s filter media has also been independently tested to verify its performance by IFTS and Cranfield University. Read more »
Peace of Mind
Because Evolution Aqua are in control of the manufacturing process they can put the filters through rigorous testing and quality control checks before leaving the factory. K+Advanced Filters are rated to a maximum working pressure of 1.5 bar, however they have been factory tested up to 2.5 bar and have passed a 10,000 cycle pressure test.
Economical to Run
To optimise performance, there are unique double laterals inside the filter that help to improve flow through the bed of K+Media, that is supplied with every filter. This laminar flow, coupled with the use of K+Media reduces back pressure on the circulating pump, ultimately making K+Advanced Filters one of the most economical filters to run.
Easy as 1-2-3
They are simple to install and can be used as a standalone filter or as part of a larger filtration system with a Nexus+ or on a skimmer line. The K+Advanced Filters are incredibly easy to clean and are supplied with K+Media, pipework, air blower and multiport valve.
How K+Advanced Filters work?
Water is pumped into the filter from the pond, through the multi-port valve where the internal pipework directs the water to the bottom laterals.
As the water flows upwards inside the K+Advanced Filter, dirt, debris and waste are trapped within the mass of K+Media that floats at the top of the filter. The vast protected surface area provided by K+Media also provides a home for beneficial bacteria, delivering mechanical and biological filtration.
The filtered water flows back through the laterals and pipework at the top of the filter, through the multi-port valve and back down the return line into the pond.
The K+Advanced Filter, is incredibly easy to clean by simply moving the handle on the multi-port valve into the corresponding positions to perform a backwash and rinse which flushes out the waste trapped inside.How to install K+Advanced Filters?
The K+Advanced Filter can be installed as shown if you are planning to use a pre-filter such as the Evolution Aqua Cetus Sieve. If you are not planning to use a pre-filter we highly recommend that you fit a strainer basket to the pump.This will prevent leaves, string algae etc. from entering the filter and pump.
*It is recommended that all pipework on the pump side (from the pump to the filter and back to the pond) is installed on 2” pipe. Please note on the K+Advanced Filter 20 you will have to reduce your pipe down to 1½” to connect to the multiport valve. This will ensure that your pump is working at its maximum flow.
Do not operate the multiport valve with the circulating pump switched on. The air blower ball valve must be closed when the circulating pump is running.
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K+ Advanced Filter Media 50 Litre
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£89.95Original price was: £89.95.£64.95Current price is: £64.95.Add to cartK+ Advanced Filter Media 50 Litre
Save £25.00
£89.95Original price was: £89.95.£64.95Current price is: £64.95.
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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K1 Filter Media 3lt
£13.95
Add to cartK1 Filter Media 3lt
£13.95
Award winning filtration media
Evolution Aqua revolutionised the Koi market when it brought ground breaking moving bed filtration technology to a koi filter, with Nexus.
• 500m2 per m3 Protected Surface Area
• Dramatically increases the efficiency of filter systems
• Provides a large surface area for bacteria to colonise
• Provides mechanical and biological filtration
• Use in static and moving bed filter systems
Specifications
K1 Moving Bed Technology
Moving bed media has many advangates over traditional static bed filters including a huge surface area which is always exposed to maximum oxygen and food for the bacteria, self cleaning media as it tumbles, and the world famous protected surface area, enabling bacteria and higher organisms to dwell in their preferred location inside the media, exposed to oxygen and food, but safe from harmful cleaning practices.
Over the last twenty years there has been a wholesale shift over to moving bed technology in pond filters, and Evolution Aqua were the pioneers. No one has much experience or has carried out as much research and development into this important area of biological filtration as Evolution Aqua. Nexus and Eazy Pod use K1 and K1 Micro filter media exclusively, and the filters and filter media are all designed and manufactured in the UK.
The advantages of K1 filter media
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K1 Media 25 Litres – Moving Bed Media – Evolution Aqua
£49.95
Add to cartK1 Media 25 Litres – Moving Bed Media – Evolution Aqua
£49.95
Award winning filtration media
Evolution Aqua revolutionised the Koi market when it brought ground breaking moving bed filtration technology to a koi filter, with Nexus.
• 500m2 per m3 Protected Surface Area
• Dramatically increases the efficiency of filter systems
• Provides a large surface area for bacteria to colonise
• Provides mechanical and biological filtration
• Use in static and moving bed filter systems
Specifications
K1 Moving Bed Technology
Moving bed media has many advangates over traditional static bed filters including a huge surface area which is always exposed to maximum oxygen and food for the bacteria, self cleaning media as it tumbles, and the world famous protected surface area, enabling bacteria and higher organisms to dwell in their preferred location inside the media, exposed to oxygen and food, but safe from harmful cleaning practices.
Over the last twenty years there has been a wholesale shift over to moving bed technology in pond filters, and Evolution Aqua were the pioneers. No one has much experience or has carried out as much research and development into this important area of biological filtration as Evolution Aqua. Nexus and Eazy Pod use K1 and K1 Micro filter media exclusively, and the filters and filter media are all designed and manufactured in the UK.
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K1 Media 50 Litres – Moving Bed Media – Evolution Aqua
£84.95
Add to cartK1 Media 50 Litres – Moving Bed Media – Evolution Aqua
£84.95
Award winning filtration media
Evolution Aqua revolutionised the Koi market when it brought ground breaking moving bed filtration technology to a koi filter, with Nexus.
• 500m2 per m3 Protected Surface Area
• Dramatically increases the efficiency of filter systems
• Provides a large surface area for bacteria to colonise
• Provides mechanical and biological filtration
• Use in static and moving bed filter systems
Specifications
K1 Moving Bed Technology
Moving bed media has many advangates over traditional static bed filters including a huge surface area which is always exposed to maximum oxygen and food for the bacteria, self cleaning media as it tumbles, and the world famous protected surface area, enabling bacteria and higher organisms to dwell in their preferred location inside the media, exposed to oxygen and food, but safe from harmful cleaning practices.
Over the last twenty years there has been a wholesale shift over to moving bed technology in pond filters, and Evolution Aqua were the pioneers. No one has much experience or has carried out as much research and development into this important area of biological filtration as Evolution Aqua. Nexus and Eazy Pod use K1 and K1 Micro filter media exclusively, and the filters and filter media are all designed and manufactured in the UK.
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K1 Media Filter Media 1lt
£7.45
Add to cartK1 Media Filter Media 1lt
£7.45
Award winning filtration media
Evolution Aqua revolutionised the Koi market when it brought ground breaking moving bed filtration technology to a koi filter, with Nexus.
• 500m2 per m3 Protected Surface Area
• Dramatically increases the efficiency of filter systems
• Provides a large surface area for bacteria to colonise
• Provides mechanical and biological filtration
• Use in static and moving bed filter systems
Specifications
K1 Moving Bed Technology
Moving bed media has many advangates over traditional static bed filters including a huge surface area which is always exposed to maximum oxygen and food for the bacteria, self cleaning media as it tumbles, and the world famous protected surface area, enabling bacteria and higher organisms to dwell in their preferred location inside the media, exposed to oxygen and food, but safe from harmful cleaning practices.
Over the last twenty years there has been a wholesale shift over to moving bed technology in pond filters, and Evolution Aqua were the pioneers. No one has much experience or has carried out as much research and development into this important area of biological filtration as Evolution Aqua. Nexus and Eazy Pod use K1 and K1 Micro filter media exclusively, and the filters and filter media are all designed and manufactured in the UK.
The advantages of K1 filter media
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K1 Micro Filter Media 1 Litre
£10.95
Add to cartK1 Micro Filter Media 1 Litre
£10.95
Award winning filtration media
K1 Micro borrows from the twenty years of extensive research and development by Evolution Aqua into moving bed filter technology and offers an improvement on existing K1.
• 950m2 per m3 Protected Surface Area
• Provides a large surface area for bacteria to colonise
• Increased protection for the bio-film
• Provides mechanical and biological filtration
• Reduces back pressure on pumps • Improved solids handling
• Increased flow rate • Ideal for use in bead filters, conventional pond filters, marine and freshwater aquarium filters
• Improved cleaning
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Nexus – Waste Pipe Kit
£17.95
Read moreNexus – Waste Pipe Kit
£17.95
Pipe kit to connect to waste outlets on Nexus
Please note: this will come supplied as separate components which you will need to glue together. This will allow you the flexibility to have it how you choose. -
NEXUS 220+ FREE SHIPPING
£1,395.00
Add to cartNEXUS 220+ FREE SHIPPING
£1,395.00
FREE SHIPPING
Advanced filtration systems for Koi ponds now with NEW K+Media
Evolution Aqua have launched the Nexus220+filtration systems. Building on the tried and tested technology that has been ever present in the world renowned Nexus, the team at Evolution Aqua have gone even further to enhance their number one Koi pond filter.
The Nexus220+ filters now come with a new filter media called K+Media in the moving bed outer chamber for vastly improved biological filtration and faster filter maturation. The new Nexus+ filters are also supplied “auto ready”, with factory fitted fixings already in place, making it even easier to upgrade to the Nexus Automatic Cleaning System.
Faster filter maturation and unrivalled water clarity
Maximum pond size: 18,000 litres / 4,000 gallons
Recommended flow rate: 6,000 litres per hour
Maximum flow rate: 10,000 litres per hour
Volume of water in Nexus: 510 litres
Amount of K1 Micro in EAZY: 18 litres
Amount of K+Media supplied: 50 litres
Maximum amount of K+Media: 150 litresHow the Nexus+ Works
The Nexus+ filter is an innovative biological and mechanical filter system in one. Water from the pond enters the Nexus+ via the inlet into the inner chamber which works as a vortex allowing larger solids to settle out. The water then passes through Eazy filter, where finer particles are removed at the mechanical stage of filtration, thanks to the static bed of K1 Micro filter media.The mechanically clean water then passes to the outside chamber of the Nexus+ where the new K+Media Moving Bed is located for biological treatment prior to being returned to the pond. At this stage, biological breakdown occurs through different strains of bacteria and filter feeders living on the vast protected surface area of each piece of the K+Media. These bacteria convert Ammonia and Nitrite into less harmful Nitrate. Water then passes through the exit grill into the outlet, returning back to the pond.
Nexus+ Dimensions
Installing the Nexus+
The Nexus+ MUST be installed on a solid, level base, a minimum of 1.2 metres x 1 metre. Failure to do this will cause irreparable damage to the filter and will therefore invalidate your warranty.
GRAVITY-FED INSTALLATIONSBy this we mean that your pump is going to be used to return the filtered water to the pond and therefore your filter will be supplied by gravity via a larger diameter pipe. In this situation the water level in the filter will be at the same level as the pond.
PUMP-FED INSTALLATIONS
By this we mean that if your pump is going to be used to supply the water to the filter, and the filtered water then returns back into your pond via gravity, i.e. down a waterfall, or through a large diameter pipe, this is referred to as PUMP FED (i.e. the water is fed to the filter using a pump).
Specifications
Model Max Pond Size Max Flow Rate Volume of Water in Nexus Amount of K1 Micro in Eazy Chamber Amount of K+Media supplied in Bio-chamber Max Capacity for K+Media 18,000 litres
4,000 UK Gallons
4,800 US Gallons10,000 litres/hour
2,200 UK Gallons/hr
2,640 US Gallons/hr510 litres
112 UK Gallons
135 US Gallons18 litres of K1 Micro inside the Eazy 50 litres of K+Media in the bio-chamber 150 of K+Media in the bio-chamber 34,000 litres
7,500 UK Gallons
9,000 US Gallons13,000 litres/hour
2,859 UK Gallons/hr
3,431 US Gallons/hr840 litres
185 UK Gallons
222 US Gallons20 litres of K1 Micro in the Eazy 100 litres of K+Media in the bio chamber 300 litres of K+Media in the bio chamber 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.
K+Media is 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 maturationDuring 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.
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Nexus 220/210 Lid
£124.95
Add to cartNexus 220/210 Lid
£124.95
Lid to cover the Nexus 220 and Nexus 210
New Style, in black and accommodates The Auto Kits (please contact us for image)