Corner Mat Filter

While we were at the all aquarium catfish convention this fall a fellow youtuber shot this great video of stephan talking about matten filters cube filters and corner filters all products of swiss tropicals.

Corner mat filter.

Only 3 left in stock order soon. Matten filters are the best filtration for freshwater shrimp keeping and breeding. The mattenfilter hamburg mattenfilter or foam sheet filter design dates back to the 1960s in germany. That said continue reading matten filters cube filters.

It s important to note that i used a chec. According to various reports the filter was invented by aquarists near the city of hamburg hence the name hamburger mattenfilter or hmf. Filter material i used filter mat for pond filters bought at a gardening center intratuin the mat measures 120 x 60 x 2 cm which is plenty of surface for the filter i designed lycra i used 2mm thick material bought at the local diy store the glas measures 120 x 60 x 0 2 cm. The best filter is a dirty filter is an old fish keeper s saying.

The amount of surface area the filter creates makes a great feeding surface for shrimp and baby shrimp. Even a brand new aquaclear won t polish your water. Once you have mulm and biofilm in the mattenfilter itself you will notice better mechanical filtration. Watch as i construct a hamburg mat filter out of a 2 piece of foam a pvc tube an airline hose and an air stone.

In stock and ready to ship. The mattenfilter needs a few weeks or months to seed. In hindsight plexiglas would be the better choice as it is better to be used in combination with adhesives and. Matten filter 10 gallon.