Currently in the final stages of planning my DIY wet/dry, and in desperate need of suggestions for cheap, efficient bio-media. Seems like there has to be something that will provide just as much surface area as 'bio-balls' that won't end up costing me $40+ for 5 gallons...
Cheap DIY Bio-Media?
- Thread starter Phonemonkey
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You can use pretty much anything for bio media. The pot scrubbers have been used by many people. If you go this route make sure to remove the little metal ring that holds them together. There is a chance that metal could rust and release stuff into the tank. The funniest thing I ever used in a wet dry was the little plastic army men.
I use pot scrubbers and cut up floor scrubbers (make sure they're non treated)
I like pot scrubbers the best, but sometimes you can go around to businesses and get the centers of the floor scrubbers for nothing.
Both have more surface area than bio-balls
I like pot scrubbers the best, but sometimes you can go around to businesses and get the centers of the floor scrubbers for nothing.
Both have more surface area than bio-balls
I was considering the pot scrubbers idea, but I've heard of people having absolutely zero success with them. My guess is some of them use cheap plastics that contain toxins and just end up killing the bacteria....
I use pot scrubbers in my diy pond filter. A combonation of the round plastic kind and the flat mat-like one. Got them all at the dollar store - enought to fill a 25 g tub. The biological filtration on the pond has been excellent. Alot of diy ponders use these, because pond filtration media can get really expensive!