Filtration Media

Filtration is essential for the health of your aquarium. They keep the nitrogen cycle going and keep your tank inhabitants healthy. Filter media is anything placed in a filter that improves the quality of water flowing through it.
They are of 3 types

• Mechanical – This media mechanically or physically strains solids from water passing through it
• Biological – This media is anything inert that provides housing for nitrifying bacteria that break down nitrogenous pollutants to a less toxic form.
• Chemical – They are effective at removing a variety of impurities, such as copper, chlorine, dissolved proteins, medications, or tap water impurities by binding these unwanted materials and trapping them within the media.