Bio Cube 16 - Filter Media

C-M72 · Jan 3, 2024

Hi! I just recently purchased a Biocube 16 and am in the beginning stages of getting it up and running. I have Live rock and sand in the tank as well as a Marine pure bio filter sphere in the media shelf and am running the stock filter in chamber 1. Is there any other media I should add to my media shelf? I am looking at grabbing the in-tank media shelf upgrade as well.

Macbalacano · Jan 4, 2024

I always think a bag of carbon is good to have.

Other than that, I think you are good to go unless you have a specific need or goal in mind for the filter media. For example, if you are trying to lower phosphates, then a small bag of GFO may be an option in the future.

Roatan Reef · Jan 4, 2024

Just set up nephews 13.5 Evo...

We will be running Chemi Pure Elite, Carbon, GFO and Filter Floss with some bio balls/media.

kevgib67 · Jan 4, 2024

I have a BioCube 32g that has been up and running over 2 years. I based my filtration on the YouTube video “Coralife Biocube Basics, Simple Filtration Modifications.” You might want to check it out.

C-M72 · Jan 4, 2024

Roatan Reef said:
Just set up nephews 13.5 Evo...

We will be running Chemi Pure Elite, Carbon, GFO and Filter Floss with some bio balls/media.

What is the arrangement you are running those in top to bottom? Filter Floss, Elite, Carbon, Bio balls?

Roatan Reef · Jan 5, 2024

C-M72 said:
What is the arrangement you are running those in top to bottom? Filter Floss, Elite, Carbon, Bio balls?

To Clarify,.. The main Middle chamber we are adding a 3d Printed 4 level insert... that has 4 seperate spaces for media. In the main Middle Chamber in which we are upgrading to the 4vlevel insert, we are running Chemi Pure In the middle, bottom will be Carbon, top/overflow is Filter Floss. Bio Balls in 2nd insert area.

The Evo 13.5 has 3 Chambers, one of which houses the heater and return pump, another Chamber is for a Skimmer, which we are not going to run, and middle is factory foam filter, that we are replacing with 3d printed 4 level insert.

So technically you can stuff all 3 Chambers with as much filtration as you want....just make sure it's all in filter media bags...I personally don't believe it makes a difference where you put what.

Once it's all said and done, I will update my build thread.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/roatan-reefs-build-thread.902953/