Has anyone tried Seachem Matrix?

It "claims" that the size of it's surface area and pores allows it to also cultivate a healthy amount of nitrate-eating bacteria also, and not just nitrite eating bacteria. While I would not expect this to replace a water change, it may be a compelling addition to a filter system. Some people have said it really works. One user reported nitrates going down from 20ppm to 4ppm the first week of use.

seachem matrix is normally used in processing enzyme that is used
to control bad odor in the bathroom and sewer... i believe it is also
good in the aquarium tank... i'm gonna tried it...

Iv been meaning to give it a go for a long time. Alot of people swear by it, but its quite pricey for the amount I need to use in my filter.

I you buy some be sure to post your Nitrate results for us.

Absolutely aus-car!

I want to use it as a suppliment, and use other biomedia as well. There is a pond version of matrix which uses larger "rock" like chunks for the biomedia. Since I am throwing it into a sump, I may go with the pond version.

I also read good things about the Eheim SubstratPro, Kaldness K1 and Fluval bio medias as well. I am pondering putting some of all of these in and giving them a go.

Cheers,

Joshua

jcannonb wrote:


you are gonna have one hell of a lot of filtration media surface and thus one supersump.

nope, but it sounds like a very interesting idea. I would like to hear how it works.

Two thirds of my 2080 is filled with Substrat Pro as well as half of my 2217. Its good stuff, when I first opened the box I felt like grabbing some milk and a spoon it looks like a tasty brekkie cereal