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07-08-2003, 10:29 PM
According to the sales description, Seachem claims its product, Matrix will remove NITRATE along with NITRITE and AMMONIA. Is this equally true for eHiem's and Hagen's biomedia products? Seachem also claims you can reuse Matrix whereas eHiem states you need to replace the Ehfisubstrat regularly. I believe Hagen states the same for thier BioMax media.
Is this hype or is there something special with the Matrix product?
Here's a quote from sales info about Seachem's Martix
Matrix[tm] is a high porosity biomedia that provides efficient biofiltration for the removal of nitrogenous waste. Matrix[tm] is a porous inorganic solid about 10 mm in diameter. Each liter of Matrix[tm] provides as much surface (<162 m) as 40 liters of plastic balls! Plastic bio-materials provide only external surface area, whereas Matrix[tm] provides internal macroporous surface area. These macropores are ideally sized for the support of nitrifying and denitrifying bacteria. This allows Matrix[tm], unlike other forms of biomedia, to remove nitrate along with ammonia and nitrite, simultaneously and in the same filter. Matrix[tm] is completely inert and will not breakdown. It need not be replaced. Use 1?2 Liters of Matrix[tm] for each 100 gallons. Since the majority of the bacteria are internal, Matrix[tm] may be rinsed when needed without damaging the filter. Matrix[tm] is compatible with all types of wet or wet-dry filters. Marine or freshwater use.
Is this hype or is there something special with the Matrix product?
Here's a quote from sales info about Seachem's Martix
Matrix[tm] is a high porosity biomedia that provides efficient biofiltration for the removal of nitrogenous waste. Matrix[tm] is a porous inorganic solid about 10 mm in diameter. Each liter of Matrix[tm] provides as much surface (<162 m) as 40 liters of plastic balls! Plastic bio-materials provide only external surface area, whereas Matrix[tm] provides internal macroporous surface area. These macropores are ideally sized for the support of nitrifying and denitrifying bacteria. This allows Matrix[tm], unlike other forms of biomedia, to remove nitrate along with ammonia and nitrite, simultaneously and in the same filter. Matrix[tm] is completely inert and will not breakdown. It need not be replaced. Use 1?2 Liters of Matrix[tm] for each 100 gallons. Since the majority of the bacteria are internal, Matrix[tm] may be rinsed when needed without damaging the filter. Matrix[tm] is compatible with all types of wet or wet-dry filters. Marine or freshwater use.