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.

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.