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Filling the Filter Media Basket
Remove all plastic bags containing filtration
media prior to starting the filter. All Tidal™
Filters have been designed to hold any type
of filter media. In general there are three types
of filtration used in most aquaria – mechanical,
chemical, and biological.
Mechanical filtration includes media that
capture waste for removal directly from the filter.
Chemical filtration includes filtration media,
which work to chemically remove dissolved
compounds from the water. Biological filtration
provides a housing for bacteria to grow and
breakdown organic waste.
All Tidal™ Filters include a bottom foam filter
for mechanical filtration and Matrix™ bio
media for exceptional biological filtration.
There are a variety of chemical filtration options
available for many differing purposes given a
variety of aquarium environments. Seachem
MatrixCarbon™ is a preferred option in almost
any aquarium setup. MatrixCarbon™ is
available pre-bagged for any size Tidal™ Filter.
Figure 5: Layering Filtration Media (bottom to top)
Mechanical
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(Foam Filter)
Thoroughly rinse the foam filter and all filter
media under running water before placing
them in the filter basket. Layer the media with
the foam filter on the bottom, then any chemical
filtration media such as MatrixCarbon™ and
lastly the Matrix™ biological media. Do not
remove Matrix™ from its mesh bag. The
bag is packaged folded over; lay mesh bag
lengthwise and distribute Matrix™ evenly
before placing in it in the filter basket. In order
to more quickly seed Matrix™ with bacteria,
we recommend the addition of Seachem
Stability™ to your aquarium. The internal
basket prevents water bypass and allows for
quick removal and cleaning of the foam filter
and any media used. To avoid interfering with
proper flow through the filter do not overfill the
filter media basket. An indication of this will be
activation of the maintenance alert or dripping
from the right side of the return flow wall (see
Figure 10, page 12).
Chemical
2
(MatrixCarbon)
Biological
3
(Matrix)
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