Packman@90 September 8, 2015 Share September 8, 2015 Hi Anyone know what the name of the Vendor that was selling the blocks of material that they had in a sump under their skimmer. you had to buy it from Pop Coral, I am trying to find the name so I can see if I can buy one as they where out when I went to Pop Coral, and I lost the name of the product. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilRams September 8, 2015 Share September 8, 2015 MarinePure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM September 8, 2015 Share September 8, 2015 Yep. http://www.cermedia.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM September 8, 2015 Share September 8, 2015 I think monkiboy was using it in his build. Might ask him for personal impressions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt September 8, 2015 Share September 8, 2015 (edited) I believe they told me that one of the largest blocks (priced at $50 at MACNA) was the equivalent of what you would need for a 100g tank...if you didn't have any live rock. The bigger block is best (in their opinion) if you also want anaerobic bacteria, as the flow will be slower in the middle. For straight up ammonia/nitrite -> nitrate conversion they also have a freshwater pond product (smaller cubes) where water flow is better enabled and apparently they price that cheaper than the balls and plates they sell to marine aquarists. It's definitely an interested product. Maybe monkiboy will chime in...I think I remember him using it too. I would also like to hear from someone who has some real experience with it over a decent period of time. I'm wondering if remains just as effective over its life as when it's new and relatively clean. I had a freshwater canister years ago and media was a pain to clean as I was always afraid I'd kill off too many bacteria if I did too much to it. Edited September 8, 2015 by matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM September 8, 2015 Share September 8, 2015 I know every surface of my sump and tank is covered with some kind of life. little tubeworms, spirobid worms, random slimy sponge gunk, coralline algae where the light shows, etc. Hard to see how that media wouldn't get so fouled that nothing would flow through it, but maybe not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coral Hind September 8, 2015 Share September 8, 2015 I had the large blocks of it and it all eventually turned to a fine sand. My sump has strong flow and the turbulence just wore it away. After a year the squares were round balls. Just saying if you use it, don't keep it in really strong flow areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruleyii September 8, 2015 Share September 8, 2015 That caught my attention there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miggs76 September 9, 2015 Share September 9, 2015 I have the big block in my sump for a 60 gallon cube. It works. i have only 10 pounds of live rock in the display and my nitrates are undetectable. I currently have 8 fish in the tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallreef September 9, 2015 Share September 9, 2015 (edited) I know every surface of my sump and tank is covered with some kind of life. little tubeworms, spirobid worms, random slimy sponge gunk, coralline algae where the light shows, etc. Hard to see how that media wouldn't get so fouled that nothing would flow through it, but maybe not. They recommend that you use it in a sump that uses a filter sock, so that most of the detritus and such is caught... Edited September 9, 2015 by smallreef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treesprite September 9, 2015 Share September 9, 2015 I think it's kind of like a DSB without having to deal with loose sand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOSKN5 September 9, 2015 Share September 9, 2015 I have heard you can just give it a good rinse to clear the detrius etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkiboy September 9, 2015 Share September 9, 2015 I've had great performance with it and minimal scapes on the builds we have used it. it is much nicer than using live rock in sumps. as for surface area and how it relates to rock I'm trusting the work BRS did on their analysis. what dave said about the product breaking down over time in very high flow or turbulent areas is my experience as well. had a client put them in their bubble tower box and the marine pure balls turned to sand and in their filter socks within a few months. they are best used outside of very high flow or less turbulent areas. I use them in almost all the builds I have going on and the spheres are great for qt as you only need one or two for a 20g in my experience with diligent feeding and cleaning no water changes needed with a properly seeded marine pure spheres. feel free to PM if you have any specific questions or would like some blocks or spheres to try out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Packman@90 September 9, 2015 Author Share September 9, 2015 thank you all for the information and the product link, I really wanted one but they where out by the time I found out about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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