Using pillow stuffing in filters

**KINGMED** · 04-25-2011, 05:29 PM

I bought a bag of this stuff from Walmart, now do or should I use the ceramic bio material also or is the sponge and pillow stuffing in the aquaclear filters enough to provide sufficient filtration?

**Rue** · 04-25-2011, 05:37 PM

You want the ceramic media to house your nitrifying bacteria.

You want the pillow stuffing to filter out the crud. It will also house bacteria, but that's not what it's best at.

The sponge acts equally well as both housing and crud-filter.

**KINGMED** · 04-25-2011, 06:10 PM

Originally Posted by Rue

You want the ceramic media to house your nitrifying bacteria.

You want the pillow stuffing to filter out the crud. It will also house bacteria, but that's not what it's best at.

The sponge acts equally well as both housing and crud-filter.

So if I put a sponge, ceramic media and the pillow stuffing on top then this would be a better filtration than just having sponge on bottom and the ceramic rings on top? Then the only thing that would really need to be replaced would be the ceramic rings?

**rich311k** · 04-25-2011, 06:14 PM

That is what I use. I just put it on top on the bio media. it does a fine job. I also stuff it in all my cannisters instead of fine filter sponges.

**Lady Hobbs** · 04-25-2011, 10:04 PM

Might to light and floaty on top and you may need to weight it with the bio max but try it and see what works for ya.

**smaug** · 04-26-2011, 12:11 AM

That stuff is a wonder material for filter media. It works for all applications and is just as good as any bio media. That is the stuff I keep in my filters when I want to have preseeded bio media for a new tank. As LH states,weight it down with something or simply place it under your biorings.