Media

Glass Bead Media

Superior Filter Media

Manufactured from pure glass, Glass Bead Media are a new generation of filter media, capable of providing water of superior clarity. Its spherical shape results in low coefficient of friction, reducing backwash requirements, saving pond owners both time and water.

• 3 micron filtration
• 20% less backwash water
• High purity
• Safe and smooth
• Time saving
• 0.6mm to 0.8mm in size

Superior Clarity

Glass Bead Media have a small effective size of only 0.6mm to 0.8mm. Its narrow particle size range allows in-depth filtration and extends operating cycles between backwashing. Glass Bead Media have been laboratory tested to be able to effectively filter down to below 3 microns.

Save Water

Glass Bead Media's spherical smooth shape, results in a low coefficient of friction, reducing its backwash water requirements. Glass Bead Media backwashes with up to 20% less water than sand, saving time and water.

High Purity

Glass Bead Media are manufactured from pure glass and chemically inert. Glass Bead Media have been independently lab tested for leeching contaminants and found to be well within Australian Drinking Water Guidelines.

Safe and Smooth

Glass Bead Media are spherical and do not have any sharp edges. They are safe to handle and safe to service. If there is ever a failure of the filter's laterals and Glass Bead Media flow into the pond they pose no risk of injury to fish.

Time Saving

Glass Bead Media are easy to install and enables a rapid start up of the media filter. Its high purity means very little backwashing is required to cleanse the filter media, prior to commissioning the filter.

Bio Blade Media

When used inside a pressurized filter the Bio Blade media is in a fixed bed position inside. During the backwash process, the mediabed is gently lifted upward and expanded, allowing for better solid waste removal and more efficient backwashing.

Bio Blade media’s design provides highly protected surface area. The media has 228 ft²/ft³ of surface area for nitrifying beneficial bacteria to colonize. This surface area allows for efficient biological filtering in a compact footprint.

Bio Blade Advantages

• Bio Blade media’s size and density means no internal clogging of filter screens which is typical of small media filters.
• An asymmetrical design allows for a high level of self-cleaning performance during backwash.
• The 228 ft²/ft³ of surface area provides exceptional conditions for nitrifying bacteria.
• NO blower required to backwash.
• Can be used with low pressure/low RPM pumps

Hi-Density Bio Sphere Media

A Bio-Media specifically designed to provide optimum bacteria culture through appropriate strut and void allocation and correct flow-through dynamics.

State of the art filter media for use in fresh and salt water biological filtration systems. They may be connected together or randomly packed. Bio-sphere media helps create turbulance aiding in the gas exchange process. The void space is ideal for gas movement and allows optimum conditions for contacting and maintianing nitrifying bacterias living on the media surface.

One bio-sphere has 150 pins (drip-points). There are approximately 550 spheres per cubic foot and each cubic foot has approximately 150 square feet of surface area.