Lovergasoline
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I'm trying to figure out how much to buy. Potentially I may need upon to 3.5+/- lbs to fill the media buckets of a new Oase Biomaster 600 canister filter. How much does 1 liter of this product weight?
Sachem Matrix: How Much Does One Liter Weight?
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Wouldn't it be easier to check how many litres the media buckets can contain, and then buy that many liters?
Also, just in case it needs to be asked - are ya sure ya need additional biomedia, beyond any live rock you may have?
Also, just in case it needs to be asked - are ya sure ya need additional biomedia, beyond any live rock you may have?
Lovergasoline
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OK ... but I have no idea how much 'not heavy' is. How much to buy is my issue and it';s old by volume.
Lovergasoline
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It sure would ... if I could locate that info but I can't. Oase has volume figures for tank size for ex. '133 gallons'.
Lovergasoline
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Thanks
The Oase instruction manual doesn't state media basket capacity so there's no numbers on media volume, at least that I can find.
Idontl know how many are familiar this canister filter's basket layout but maybe a 1 gallon (aka 4 liter) bucket would be sufficient (and not err to faro in the overkill side?) to fill 4-5 media baskets?
Lovergasoline
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No live rock.
I should have clarified: the tank isn't a reef tank but houses a single mature Turtle, Red Ear Slider 6". There's nothing whatsoever in the tank (bare, no substrate, decorations, plants, rock, bubbler, etc.) except the pre-filter sponge I made for there inter tube strainer. Other than there canister filter, water, glass, and pre-filter sponge there's nothing serving else serving as biomedia in this setup.
Had a disaster in that the tank sprung a leak and then the filter was leaking ...
(see my post here for my current challenge in swapping filters:
Help with How to Swap Media to Set Up New Filter
(FYI this is not a reef tank ... I'm drawn to this forum as there's so many knowledgeble aquarists with beautiful tanks : ) I could benefit from some experienced direction in setting up a new canister filter. Chemistry was my worst subject so I never feel that I have mastery in understanding...
www.reef2reef.com
... so I had to obtain a new one and am in the process of getting it set up an ordering supplies. I need to transfer old media (I believe) and order new media: the Oase filter only ships with sponges and Hel-X Biomedia (little hollow plastic cylinders).
Lovergasoline
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'Bs'?
Filter volume on box states: 1.8 gallon.
But there's a sponge pre-filter tube stack in the filter that runs from top to bottom occupying space. No mention of media basket volumes.
GARRIGA
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Can’t hurt to buy more than needed and with turtles more is needed. Plus could buy half of max and then buy more based on what that occupied. Although 4L is only double the price of 1L and it doesn’t expire or need to be replaced therefore buying more long run not going to hurt.
Can’t hurt to buy more than needed and with turtles more is needed. Plus could buy half of max and then buy more based on what that occupied. Although 4L is only double the price of 1L and it doesn’t expire or need to be replaced therefore buying more long run not going to hurt.
Lovergasoline
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Task completed.
I purchased 4 liters of Matrix (aka 1 gallon).
I transferred the old Fluval Biomax ceramic rings from my previous XP3 filter and added practically the entire 4 liters of Metric except for approx. 125+/- milliliters (about 1/3 of that were darker rocks mixed in).
There's now 3x the biological media as was in my older canister filter and roughly the same amount of sponges. So who knows maybe the filtration and water quality will be better.
(FYI the gallon of Matrix was around $22).
I purchased 4 liters of Matrix (aka 1 gallon).
I transferred the old Fluval Biomax ceramic rings from my previous XP3 filter and added practically the entire 4 liters of Metric except for approx. 125+/- milliliters (about 1/3 of that were darker rocks mixed in).
There's now 3x the biological media as was in my older canister filter and roughly the same amount of sponges. So who knows maybe the filtration and water quality will be better.
(FYI the gallon of Matrix was around $22).
