CerMedia MarinePure Ceramic Biofilter Media

• 100% Tank Tested and commonly used in commercial aquarium applications
• Most technically advanced bio-filtration substrate
• High usable surface area for beneficial bacteria growth
• Open porosity - maximum bacteria exposure to contaminates and promotes excellent water circulation and less clogging
• Specifically designed to target ammonia and nitrite removal and minimizes nitrates
• Inert and chemically stable
• Greater than 80% open porosity
• Provides consistent water chemistry
• Reduces tank maintenance
• Able to support large fish loads
• Can be cleaned, reused and sterilized for years

Surface areas:
1½” Marinepure Sphere:  240 sq ft
8"x8"x1” Marinepure Block: 5,750 sq ft
8"x8"x4”Marinepure Block: 23,000 sq ft
 

Spheres

Marine Pure Spheres are small, spherical filtration media for use in canister and similar filtration systems. Perfect replacement for bioballs. They are available in 1½” diameters.

• over 100 times the surface area per cubic inch than any other biomedia such as bioballs
• Stays wet during power outages or pump failure which will keep your nitrating bacteria alive
• Perfect area for copepods and amphipods to thrive and reproduce
• Wet-dry filters

Blocks & Plates

MarinePure is also available as 9”x9”x1” Plates or 9”x9”x4” Blocks.
• Add to existing tank set ups for additional filtration, simply set the block down in your sump
• Place under gravel bed for new tank set up
• Wet-dry filters
• Blocks are ideally suited for large setups

Cermedia recommends using a least 1 quart of Spheres to eliminate ammonia and nitrate from marine aquariums.  The spheres will also reduce nitrate but we recommend using the 4 x 4 x 8 blocks to further reduce nitrate.

Recommended Ratios:

Cermedia Spheres:

• 1 Qt. per 100 gallons of aquarium water

Cermedia 4x4x8 Blocks:

• 1 Block   - Up to 100 gallons of aquarium water
• 2 Blocks - Up to 250 gallons of aquarium water
• 3 Blocks - Up to 500 gallons of aquarium water