Would this work well as bio-media?

[Jspigs]

So I ordered a canister filter (Sunsun brand) and it is my understanding that it does not come with much media. I am short on money so I don't have much of a filter media budget. I do have some ceramic rings but not enough.

I have had these building block type things for many many years now and recently I have been wondering if they have the potential to be used as bio-media.

The building blocks are made entirely out of plastic.

The building blocks are covered in little (for lack of a better word) "rods" that stick out from the main blocks (this is what allows them to stick together for building), similar to the "rods" that stick out from a Coralife bio-ball. Each "rod" sticks out a little over half a centimeter. The "rods" are about 3 millimeters apart.

But enough descriptions here are some pics (click on the image to see more detail):






I have different shape variations of the building blocks as well.

So would this work as bio-media in addition to my ceramic rings in the canister filter I am getting?

 

[excuzzzeme]

They would work.

 

[Rbishop]

Do not see why not...but some scrubbis from the local Dollar sture would suffice as weel.

 

[Jspigs]

Yeah I am planning on getting some scrubbies too.

 

[BettaFishMommy]

if it were me i'd be building little caves out of those instead of cramming them in the filter, lol. but they would work fine for biomedia i think.

 

[Turbosaurus]

I wouldn't use them, but if you're in a jam, Just be careful to put them paralell with the water flow inside the filter - so the solid center piece doesn't block the flow of water or put undue strain on the pump. hate to see you burn out a canister that cost you a hundred bucks over a couple dollars worth of media.

 

[koldsoup]

What do you have as mechanical filtration?

 

[Jspigs]

What do you have as mechanical filtration?

The canister filter comes with some floss pads.

I am also going to put some pot scrubbers in the bottom basked to act as coarse mechanical as well as biological.

 

[Chrisinator]

Those look pretty cool! I might check out the dollar store also for some media.

 

[RodInCALIFORNIA]

dollar stores carry some great stuff you can use in aquariums and filters mine has about a 8 ft section of plants nets food decorations bubblers tubing as well as the scrubbies. i buy alot of stuff there cant beat the price.