How are biological media made?

[encrustingacro]

I was wondering how is biological media like marinepure blocks made to be super porou? I was thinking we could use that process to make artificial rock.

 

[T-J]

I was wondering how is biological media like marinepure blocks made to be super porou? I was thinking we could use that process to make artificial rock.

So, a momma block and a papa block get together and....well, you know....


Seriously though, I'm not sure how it's made. Guessing it's compressed in a mold in a "company secret" type of process. There are artificial rocks out there. To me, those rocks are pretty solid and not porous like the blocks, so you might be onto something.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I don't think it's a DIY. I'm not sure what marinepure uses, but here's a typical process:

https://iom3.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1016/j.stam.2005.07.006