Comparison of Biohome Ultimate VS Eheim Substrat Pro Filter Bio Media:
For the removal of toxins from the
aquarium water, aquarists use bio media. The toxins are released from organic
substances such as fish poop, uneaten food, dead plant matter & other
detritus. Aquarists use many different types of bio media. However, in this
post we have compared two of the most popular bio media in the market.
I can fill all available space in
my filter with Eheim Substrat Pro because of its small size. Eheim Substrat Pro
is an excellent product at a reasonable price. Other clunky bio media fits less
in my canister filter. Eheim Substrat Pro fully fills my canister filter basket
thus creating heaps of surface area for the colonization of beneficial
bacteria.
Biohome Ultimate filter media
offers the best surface for the establishment of beneficial bacteria. It is
easy to setup this media. You can simply wash Biohome. It carries both aerobic
& anaerobic bacteria for the removal of ammonia, nitrites & nitrates.
Nitrifying / Denitrifying Bacteria:
Nitrifying bacteria develops over
the surface of the bio media that wipes out ammonia and nitrites. While
denitrifying bacteria develops inside the tiny little pores where oxygen is not
available, and it wipes out nitrates. Biohome Ultimate removes ammonia,
nitrites & nitrates but Eheim Substrat Pro can only wipe out ammonia &
nitrites from the water.
Trace Elements:
Biohome Ultimate consists of
trace elements for quickly building up beneficial bacteria. It is absorbent
& because of its structure, it offers a very large contact surface (inside
& outside) where colonies of beneficial bacteria can build up.
Beneficial bacteria spreads over
the surface of Biohome Ultimate & inside its pores very fast. Usually it
takes 14 to 21 days for aerobic bacteria to develop & 4 to 6 months for
anaerobic bacteria to grow. Using trace elements in Biohome Ultimate, the
building up of good bacteria is very fast. You can recover Biohome Ultimate
quickly eg. after the use of medicine & you can simply transfer them to
other filter systems.
Filtration Performance:
Biohome Ultimate is available per
1 kg, which is equivalent to about 1.25 litres.
For optimal results, it is
recommended to use about 1 kg for every 100 litres of water for a fish tank
with normal no. of inhabitants. A heavily stocked fish tank may need about 1.5
to 2 kg for every 100 litres of water for optimal performance.
Eheim Substrat Pro is efficient
in removal of ammonia & nitrites in fish tanks with normal no. of fish.
Maintenance:
It is recommended to wash
biological media as overtime the holes of the media are filled with detritus.
If the holes of the bio media are clogged, then the good bacteria living on
these surfaces will die.
It is crucial to clean biological
media when doing water changes. You can easily take out the bio media &
clean them with fish tank water to wipe out debris.
Both Biohome Ultimate & Eheim
Substrat Pro require cleaning.
Water Chemistry:
Both Biohome Ultimate & Eheim
Substrat Pro do not change the water PH or do not leach out anything in the
water.
Cost:
Eheim Substrat Pro is not as
costly as Biohome Ultimate media.
Life Span:
BioHome bio media breaks down
over time while Eheim Substrat Pro will never break down. I have not used Bio
Home media but have used Eheim Substrat Pro, which is several years old but
still working like a charm, & I have not noticed any break down. Every few
months, I replace some of the bio media with some cleaned media.
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