Walmart Cartidges in Emperor?

[Anaxus]

IMO its not worth going to walmart and spending 30$ on a aqua tech 30-60 and then spending another 20$ on the parts to upgrade it to a penguin. Might aswell spend the extra 10$ and support you LFS.
The only reason I am doing it is becuae I got the aqua tech 30-60 in a 29gallon kit from walmart, so its worth it to upgrade for me.

 

[scott]

I agree. You can order a penguin 170 from bigals for twenty bucks or so and save the hassel (sp?)

 

[Mantis_22]

same here anaxus, i have 3 5-15 aquatechs in my home running all on 5-10gl tanks and I just thought it would be a good idea.

 

[Anaxus]

Yea if you already have the filters it would probably be good to upgrade them for the biowhell.

 

[nolemite]

Originally posted by andruboz
while were on topic of emp. 400's, i saw a porous looking insert for $13.00 at a lfs that fits in a 400. it said it had 1200 sq feet of area for benificial bacteria to grow on it and all you have to do is rinse it out every now and then. has anybody tried one of these?

sorry, i forgot the name and brand..

Haven't used them yet, but a friend of mine with a large wet/dry system uses it in place of bioballs, and he is very pleased. Saw these made to fit AC 500's, but not the Emp 400 yet. Good to know...will keep an eye out for them.

To the poster asking about the carbon. As previously stated, it takes tannins/colour and odours out of the water. So if you have cloudy or bad smelling water, then use carbon. Otherwise you're spending money needlessly in my opinion. Ammorid may be a better option depending on your bioload.