What Bio-Filter Substrate is this?

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  1. Arrow Boy

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    Hi All,

    I got this bio-substrate in my canister filters that I purchased with my 2nd hand tank.

    Anyone know what it is?

    Thanks,
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  3. Vez

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    Zeolite?
     
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    Big G Apisto Nutz!!!

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    I'd also have said Zeolite, but otherwise maybe just stone chips? The second pic looks more like these. Why someone would use them in their filter though is beyond me? With that in mind, I'll stick to it being Zeolite.

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  5. neilh

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    Could be Eheim Efubstraat or something to that effect. Or SeaChem Matrix
     
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  6. azurekoi

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    Not Matrix - that has a much more rounded apearance....Whats the average size of a piece?
     
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    It looks as if it could be this: 420487_75bf334e812b82ff7b498345a0f39531.jpgIf I am correct. it is a Chinese import.
    Ceramic, very porous. If I recall correctly, I got some from Moolis years ago and used it in
    one of my DIY tropical barrel pond filters. Didn't open or clean the filter for about 4 years
    and never had a problem in that pond. The stuff worked very well. I had 4 Ancistrus, 6 cory's, 2 [FONT=&quot][/FONT][FONT=&quot]Hillstream[/FONT][FONT=&quot] l[/FONT][FONT=&quot]oaches. [/FONT]a couple
    of Gourami, Platys and Neon Tetras

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    @azurekoi they vary between about a 10c and 5c piece in size
     
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