Zirconium is the best option on the market if you are looking for a black ring and want to get creative with metal or two tone designs.
Ceramic rings vs matrix.
Pros cons of ceramic wedding rings.
Bio rings are usually made of silica and aluminum oxide.
Based in equal parts on personal taste budgetary constraints and the frequency of use the decision of which ring to purchase encompasses several unique considerations.
Are ceramic bio rings better or are the plastic balls better.
All i have in my filter are jbl micromec or seachems matrix and sponge im not keen on the ceramic ones.
Seachem matrix and eheim substrat pro are the best i have experienced.
Cobalt chrome rings will not chip or crack and are extremely scratch resistant.
I don t have a problem with matrix and i do use a certain amount together with other media but i do find that the matrix need to be rinsed out sooner than the ceramic rings as the pores do clog up as jwh mentioned the k1 moving bioballs are brilliant we have those in the big ray tank and that works.
Ceramic rings aren t for everybody.
Seachem matrix vs ceramic rings or both.
Bio balls on the other hand is not so sensitive.
This combination makes for a very porous biofilter media.
Their internal porous system like the seachem matrix biomedia see below help more bacteria to grow than smooth biofilter media do.
Fluval biomax bio rings are the best example on the market.
In my case as mark says in his august 13th 2018 comment i also use bio balls with a thick layer of seachem matrix and lava rocks to house the good bacteria plus a layer of coarse sponge and filter floss to keep dirt off them no chemical in a.
Whether you should or shouldn t buy a ceramic wedding ring entirely depends on what you value and find.
Buy ceramic wedding rings.
Weighing the pros and cons it s easy to see the lure of ceramic bands.
Agreed ceramic rings have the most surface area due to tiny pores in the media.
From this article i learned that ceramic rings can house nitrifying and denitrifying bacteria.
A ring reflects a highly individualized selection.
Although you will need a sponge filter to prevent gunk from accumulating in the ceramic media.
Zirconium is a natural element which begins with a silver color and extreme heat causes oxidation and turns the ring black.
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