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Filling the Filter Media Basket
Remove all plastic bags containing ltration
media prior to starting the lter. All Tidal™
Filters have been designed to hold any type
of lter media. In general there are three types
of ltration used in most aquaria – mechanical,
chemical, and biological.
Mechanical ltration includes media that
capture waste for removal directly from the lter.
Chemical ltration includes ltration media,
which work to chemically remove dissolved
compounds from the water. Biological ltration
provides a housing for bacteria to grow and
breakdown organic waste.
All Tidal™ Filters include a bottom foam lter
for mechanical ltration and Matrix™ bio
media for exceptional biological ltration.
There are a variety of chemical ltration options
available for many diering purposes given a
variety of aquarium environments. Seachem
MatrixCarbon™ is a preferred option in almost
any aquarium setup. MatrixCarbon™ is
available pre-bagged for any size Tidal™ Filter.
Thoroughly rinse the foam lter and all lter
media under running water before placing
them in the lter basket. Layer the media with
the foam lter on the bottom, then any chemical
ltration media such as MatrixCarbon™ and
lastly the Matrix™ biological media. Do not
remove Matrix™ from its mesh bag. The
bag is packaged folded over; lay mesh bag
lengthwise and distribute Matrix™ evenly
before placing in it in the lter basket. In order
to more quickly seed Matrix™ with bacteria,
we recommend the addition of Seachem
Stability™ to your aquarium. The internal
basket prevents water bypass and allows for
quick removal and cleaning of the foam lter
and any media used. To avoid interfering with
proper ow through the lter do not overll the
lter media basket. An indication of this will be
activation of the maintenance alert or dripping
from the right side of the return ow wall (see
Figure 10, page 12).
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Figure 5: Layering Filtration Media (bottom to top)
Mechanical
(Foam Filter)
Chemical
(MatrixCarbon)
Biological
(Matrix)
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