SURFACE AREA TO VOLUME
If you could take the media and flatten it out to show its total surface area this is effectively the size of the home available for bacteria to live and grow (surface area). The larger this area is the better.
Pond filters have a limited space dedicated to Biological media, the more surface area the biological media can provide within this space, the greater the fish population the filter will healthily maintain.
Blagdon Bio Media uses the advantageous properties of kiln fired ceramic to maximize the surface within your filtration system.
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OXYGEN FLOW THROUGH THE MEDIA
Bacteria are living organisms; the species that do the work of the keeping pond water healthy require water and oxygen levels
Similar to the fish in the pond. Up to one third of the oxygen used in a pond can be consumed by the filtration bacteria.
The spaces inside the porous filter media that create a high surface therefore must be supplied with a flow of water and oxygen
in order for them to support bacterial colonies on their surfaces. This flow of water is allowed if the spaces are large enough and
Interconnected within the media giving it good porosity.
Pro C has been specifically designed to maximize these oxygen rich interconnected void spaces. |
