• Microscopic tunnels and voids allow billions of Nitrifying and Denitrifying bacteria to live throughout its mass. (Bacteria have shelter but can still access water and food )
• Biohome sintered glass is inert and doesn't release any residual gas or toxins into the environment ( It can't poison your fish )
• Compact Biofilter will allow you to keep more fish in a smaller tank.
• Smaller Biofilter unit is inconspicuous in your home.
• Biohome costs you less than other forms of Bio-filter media because you need so much less.
• Reduces the need for you to change water significantly.
• With adequate pre-filter BIOHOME will give you a long service life.
• BIOHOME Significantly reduces toxic nitrogen compounds including Nitrate.
• BIOHOME media can easily be transferred between Aquaculture systems
• Promotes vibrant health in your aquarium.
• Bacteria grow quicker on Biohome because the surface is hydrophilic and allows Bacteria a better foothold than hydrophobic plastic mediums.
• BIOHOME is suitable for all Aquaria including Cold water, Tropical, and Marine applications

Internal Structure of Biohome Sintered Glass Pellet Cross section Magnified approx 500x (Artists Impression - showing Micro-tunnels within the glass vessel)

Aquaculture groups and Governments throughout the world are seeking ways to make fish farming more environmentally friendly, because they have realised the former methods of raising aquatic organisms is not sustainable in the longer term.

Fish farmers can not expect to continually add nutrient to the area surrounding their fishfarm, without a devastating impact on the natural environment. It is ridiculous to condone this practice whilst banning the discharge of nutrients into our rivers and lakes, from primary and secondary industry and agriculture.

Biological Filtration is one of the most essential components of an efficient re-circulating system in aquaculture or an aquarium, whether it is a fresh or marine environment, a Biofilter is still required to remove, Ammonia, Nitrite, and Nitrate.

A enclosed system must have a biological filtration system of some type to maintain water quality, otherwise it will only be able to maintain water quality for short periods, and the water which is discharged is not suitable to support aquatic life. This may also be the case with some Biofilters which are inefficient. Inefficient Biofilters are also not environmentally friendly.

Bacteria ( Nitrosomonas and Nitrobacter ) live on surfaces in the aquatic environment and compete with Algae for Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate as a food source. Without these bacteria, the Algae would quickly over-populate the environment and although during daylight hours they enrich the water with oxygen, at night they can remove all the oxygen from the water.

If Algae dies in large numbers in a re-circulating system, or partially re-circulating the aquatic environment, fish kills will occur, because decomposing Algae release an enormous amount of toxins into the system.

Water without oxygen can not support fish or other aquatic life, and all fish and other organisms such as crustaceans would die. Therefore the removal of the Algae food source is usually a very positive step. (Green water hatcheries or systems specifically designed for Algae production are not included here)

Aquaculture systems are using re-circulation system technology are more efficient and impact much less upon the environment . However to use this technology effectively requires an efficient method for the removal of toxins.

BIOHOME IS THE MOST COST EFFICIENT METHOD AVAILABLE TO REMOVE TOXINS WITHOUT UPSETTING WATER QUALITY, (including mineral balance), OVER EXTENDED PERIODS, AND REQUIRES VERY LITTLE ENERGY USE, AND MAINTENANCE, TO KEEP OPERATIONAL.