Almost 4 years in the pond & aquarium industry and two phrases constantly come up: “anything can be bio-media” and “carbon is carbon”.
We would like to discuss why these are easily adopted mentalities and introduce AquaChar as a natural alternative capable of replacing or enhancing the use of activated carbon and engineered bio-media.
“Anything can be bio-media”
Cleaning biofilm off the glass before enjoying your aquarium makes this one easy to believe.
The focus of adding bio-media is to provide internal surface area that breakdown waste that is passively trapped using biofilm for a “sticky” attraction.
Combining naturally porous rocks & stones with engineered ceramic, plastic, and glass media has allowed many hobbyists to have similar successes and led to the mentality of “anything can be bio-media”.
“Carbon is Carbon”
Carbon’s interaction with water quickly becomes “clear” for anyone burdened with persistent bacteria blooms or yellowing water.
Fossil coals are commonly activated to quickly adsorb dissolved organics and contaminates that easily flow through other methods of filtration.
Poor quality and improper use drove the fear of HLLE (hole-in-head/lateral line erosion) which pigeonholed carbon as a consumable product.
Branding of municipal and medical carbon for short-term, targeted use has led to the mentality that “carbon is carbon”.
What Makes AquaChar different?
AquaChar is a first-of-its-kind carbon bio-media engineered for easy management of two-thirds of nature’s water filtration needs.
A gallon of AquaChar treats of 1,000 gallons of water & adding new to the existing (every 3-6+ months) maintains clarity and boosts biological balance & stability.
Onsite regeneration allows AquaChar to be used for the lifespan of the project & seeded media can be used to jumpstart the next project.
Activated Carbon (left) and AquaChar (right) after 6 weeks.
Activated carbon has a quick reaction before clogging and turning septic. AquaChar allows larger organics to be pushed through while pulling in the soft organics microorganisms like to eat and preventing them from dissolving in the water.
The naturally enhanced porosity, larger size, and cleanliness of AquaChar rapidly creates self-cleaning biologically active microsites to provide crystal clear water while magnetically attracting food from the environment to enhance existing beneficial microorganisms.
Treat AquaChar like “live rock you can rinse” during monthly maintenance to remove larger organics, disturb biofilm, and free unused porosity.
What does this mean for my tank?
AquaChar is the only carbon manufactured specifically for high-end ponds & aquariums using a handcrafted, batch process to ensure premium quality & consistency.
At shows, our tongue in cheek explanation is, “bacteria are lazy just like me… we only want to eat and reproduce. AquaChar acts like uber eats for microorganisms to speed up the breakdown of waste inside your filter.”
AquaChar offers all aquarists a boost in husbandry confidence by providing an easy to maintain method to minimize the buildup of organic waste and chemical warfare in the water column.
Our customers initial reaction to the clarity is “it looks like my fish are flying”.
As the biological consumption kicks in it turns to the unquantifiable review of “my tank is so happy”.
Thank you for taking your time to understand the AquaChar difference.
We are happy to answer any questions and go into more detail in the comments.
Feel free to check out our website and join the #ArmyofGoodOnes @aquacharwater
We would like to discuss why these are easily adopted mentalities and introduce AquaChar as a natural alternative capable of replacing or enhancing the use of activated carbon and engineered bio-media.
“Anything can be bio-media”
Cleaning biofilm off the glass before enjoying your aquarium makes this one easy to believe.
The focus of adding bio-media is to provide internal surface area that breakdown waste that is passively trapped using biofilm for a “sticky” attraction.
Combining naturally porous rocks & stones with engineered ceramic, plastic, and glass media has allowed many hobbyists to have similar successes and led to the mentality of “anything can be bio-media”.
“Carbon is Carbon”
Carbon’s interaction with water quickly becomes “clear” for anyone burdened with persistent bacteria blooms or yellowing water.
Fossil coals are commonly activated to quickly adsorb dissolved organics and contaminates that easily flow through other methods of filtration.
Poor quality and improper use drove the fear of HLLE (hole-in-head/lateral line erosion) which pigeonholed carbon as a consumable product.
Branding of municipal and medical carbon for short-term, targeted use has led to the mentality that “carbon is carbon”.
What Makes AquaChar different?
AquaChar is a first-of-its-kind carbon bio-media engineered for easy management of two-thirds of nature’s water filtration needs.
A gallon of AquaChar treats of 1,000 gallons of water & adding new to the existing (every 3-6+ months) maintains clarity and boosts biological balance & stability.
Onsite regeneration allows AquaChar to be used for the lifespan of the project & seeded media can be used to jumpstart the next project.
Activated Carbon (left) and AquaChar (right) after 6 weeks.
Activated carbon has a quick reaction before clogging and turning septic. AquaChar allows larger organics to be pushed through while pulling in the soft organics microorganisms like to eat and preventing them from dissolving in the water.
The naturally enhanced porosity, larger size, and cleanliness of AquaChar rapidly creates self-cleaning biologically active microsites to provide crystal clear water while magnetically attracting food from the environment to enhance existing beneficial microorganisms.
Treat AquaChar like “live rock you can rinse” during monthly maintenance to remove larger organics, disturb biofilm, and free unused porosity.
What does this mean for my tank?
AquaChar is the only carbon manufactured specifically for high-end ponds & aquariums using a handcrafted, batch process to ensure premium quality & consistency.
At shows, our tongue in cheek explanation is, “bacteria are lazy just like me… we only want to eat and reproduce. AquaChar acts like uber eats for microorganisms to speed up the breakdown of waste inside your filter.”
AquaChar offers all aquarists a boost in husbandry confidence by providing an easy to maintain method to minimize the buildup of organic waste and chemical warfare in the water column.
Our customers initial reaction to the clarity is “it looks like my fish are flying”.
As the biological consumption kicks in it turns to the unquantifiable review of “my tank is so happy”.
Thank you for taking your time to understand the AquaChar difference.
We are happy to answer any questions and go into more detail in the comments.
Feel free to check out our website and join the #ArmyofGoodOnes @aquacharwater
