Rena XP3 - Got one - what next?

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Hey gang. So over the past few days, I have managed to change everything.

* Changed gravel from mixed color to pure white gravel - small grains
* Purchased 50lbs of Holey Rock and took out the store bought fake rocks

And the major part:

I changed my whole filter system. I purchased a Rena XP3, Aquaclear 50, and still have a Top Fin 10. It is SO SO quiet! Much better than a Petsmart 40/60 power filter that rattled all the time.

So, my question is this. In the XP3, there is a section in the canister that is made for extra material/filter media. What can go here? Please link me to things I can buy to add extra filtration in here. Thanks!
 
Whatever the heck you want.

You can use it for ceramic rings or crushed lava rock for extra biofiltration.

You can use it for specialized chemical filtration such as phosphate remover, activated carbon, peat or anything else you might want.
 
It depends on what you mean by extra filtration. You mean like just mechanical debris removal? I wouldn't put anything in there for that. The sponges pretty much get rid of that sort of thing.

Chemically it depends on what sort of tank you're trying to keep. I only use it for peat because I do blackwater tanks. Lots of people like activated carbon if you don't already have a chamber with that, you could put that in there.

If not I would just either leave it empty or put more biomedia in there. It can never hurt to have lots of biomedia. Lava rock, ceramic rings, etc.
 
I would say just google it, or check the usual internet stores. You should be able to find it quite easily.
 
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