Biofilter Plate

Marine Pure Plate Ceramic Biofilter Media: The Ideal Copepod Habitat

Why does AlgaeBarn like the Marine Pure Plate?

In addition to being one of the most porous and reef safe filtration media’s on the market, we have found that a Marine Pure Plate also makes an excellent habitat for copepods. They love to live and reproduce in it and they enjoy the safety and shelter it provides- it’s kind of like an apartment building for copepods that also stabilizes your tank.

Due to its extremely porous nature, water is able to flow through this media instead of just around it meaning fish waste, detritus, and Phytoplankton (pod food) are constantly flowing through and providing the pods with a consistent food source. We like this media so much we are actually using it instead of sand or mud in the AlgaeBarn display tank Refugium. What’s really great is that the blocks can be easily removed for sump cleaning or detritus vacuuming and then replaced without having the hassle and mess of sand or mud that can be hard to clean, cloud the water, and even clog sponges, socks or pumps.

Marine Pure Plate Ceramic Biofilter Media Information: