Must have filter media for HOB?

[aydemir]

Excluding purigen, what would you consider a must have filter media that can fit into a HOB filter for a nano tank?

 

[Chefwheredyougo]

Carbon

 

[Waters]

Depends on what you are using the HOB for? Is it biological, chemical, or mechanical filtration....or a combination of all?

 

[Subnautica]

I have the same question. Currently my Fowlr has one HOB with only a sponge as media.

 

[JuniorB721]

My tank has been up an running for almost 9 months now and all I've ever had in my HOB was a small bag with a mix of carbon and phosguard sandwiched between two pieces of filter pads and it has worked really well for me. I planned for my tank to be simple, low bioload and easier corals, and it has worked very well for me so far.

 

[Brian_68]

Polyfilter for me.

 

[aydemir]

Depends on what you are using the HOB for? Is it biological, chemical, or mechanical filtration....or a combination of all?

Open ended question. Basically want to narrow down some options to put in my HOB, I currently have one with a bag of purigen in it so I wanted to eliminate that from the conversation

 

[Waters]

Open ended question. Basically want to narrow down some options to put in my HOB, I currently have one with a bag of purigen in it so I wanted to eliminate that from the conversation

Well I would definitely use some sort of floss for removal of floating particles. I personally would stay away from anything biological and let the live rock take care of that. You could also use some sort of carbon/GFO media if needed.