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Cliff

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Posts: 13,858
Registered: January 2010
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada

Amiracle plastic bio balls

Reviews	Views	Date of last review
4	9098	Mon December 31, 2012

Recommended By	Average Price	Average Rating
100% of reviewers	None indicated	8.8

Description:	Aqua ball filtration media - the ultimate in aquatic filtration. 1.5" pronged ball, 13.05 square feet of surface area per gallon.60 pcs equals 1 gallon (information taken directly from the manufacture's website)
Keywords:	Amiracle bio balls

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Cliff

Moderator

Registered: January 2010
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
Posts: 13858

Review Date: Fri July 30, 2010

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 6

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	low cost media
Cons:	you get what you pay for

I started using these on my last tank set-up as I was looking for a cheaper alternative to biomax ceramic rings. They seem to provide the same amount of surface area for BB based on manufactures statements. They are however a lot harder to clean.

Should only be used in sump systems and not canister filters.

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leggomypleco

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Registered: December 2008
Location: Indy
Posts: 1682

Review Date: Mon September 20, 2010

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 10

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	Hardiest media
Cons:	none

I think this ine of the best medias it can fit in most all filters and never has to be replaced A++ product

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Indian Woods Angels

Member

Registered: May 2012
Posts: 695

Review Date: Thu May 31, 2012

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 10

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	Indestructable
Cons:	indestructable as well

These have been around for a long time I used the product 25 years ago. A good product is time less.

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... Familiar Elixirs

Registered: September 2010
Location: Lasalle-Peru
Posts: 6157

Review Date: Mon December 31, 2012

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 9

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	Long lasting - Cheap when used
Cons:	Can be a PITA to clean if they get funky.

I bought a 6G bag of these for 10$ at my lfs and used some of them in a trickle tower for my 100 for a long time. I still have them but they are not currently in use. No complaints though.

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