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hey have'nt been on here for like 2 years or something but im back into the hobby, re-doing my 55 gallon planted tank at the moment.

i was just wondering, as i haven't used them before, if the ceramic noodles used in filters can filter out some of the trace elements or chemical ferts in my aquarium?

ive never heard of ceramic noodles but i have heard and used ceramic rings and they are great filter media!!!!!!! i got some in all my filters.....

Those noodles are used in filters to give a greater surface area and water flow and help break down the bad bacterias.

These is no way they should remove any of the plant ferts.

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thankyou keithgh, i just thought i heard about them filtering some chemicals out of the water but i didnt kno whether that was right.
they're going in the filter then.

Hi,
The sole purpose for the ceramic noodles is, as Kieth
mentioned, it to provide a larger surface area for
bacterial colonies that help with the Nitrogen Cycle
to thrive on. Because they are ceramic, the don't wear
or break down and should last "forever."

The noodles have absolutely no effect on the chemicals
in the water. Carbon in a filter will remove those
chemicals for a while (about a week) until the carbon
becomes saturated and stops adsorbing the chemicals.
Depending upon the bio-load, the carbon should be replaced
every couple of weeks.

Frank


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Frank is right. The ceramic noodles are for biofiltration, but for chemical filtration there is normally carbon. If you do not want that, you should take out the carbon.

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