Specialty Filter Media

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Synfil® and Poret®Carbon aqua are brand products made by our partner EMW® Filtertechnik GmbH in Diez, Germany. SwissTropicals, LLC is the sole agent and exclusive distributor for these media in North America. Read more about the Poret® filter foam. Material Data Safety Sheet MSDS Poret®Carbon aqua.

Poret CarbonPoret Carbon EMWPoret® filter foam impregnated with activated carbon (approx. 0.1 g/cm^3 =  1.64 g/cubic inch) equals about 1,500 square meter of surface per cubic inch of foam. Ideal for recovering medicated tanks or during the cycling phase, when the biofilms are not yet fully active. For example, Poret®Carbon aqua absorbs about 17 mg of NH3 per gram of activated carbon. Also removes discolorations and odors from the water. The impregnation maximizes the effective surface area of the filter medium without increasing its volume. The result: highly effective cleaning of aquarium and pond water.

Poret®Carbon aqua 1.2″/30 mm in 20 PPI
$20.00 – 9×9″ Sheet
$26.00 – 13×13″ Sheet
$40.00 – 19.5×13″ Sheet
$56.00 – 19.5×19.5″ Sheet
$52.00 – 26×13″ Sheet
$80.00 – 26×19.5″ Sheet
$220.00 – 39×39″ Sheet
Custom sizes available.

NEW: Poret®KarboKube
~1.2″ Cubes in 20 PPI
$25.00 – Half gallon
$45.00 – Full gallon

Size in inches

Synfil

Synfil® is a non-woven filter fleece sold by the square foot, max 6′ wide by any length. An inexpensive alternative to the synthetic filter pads found in many filters. Synfil® is easily cut with scissors.

0.75″ Synfil® Filter Mat
$5.00 – per square foot.
Add to cart and adjust the order amount to the number of sf you want.

Number of sq ft
Req Size: e.g. 2’x3’=6 sq ft


Poly-Filter® is a versatile filter media that remove a variety of contaminants from the aquarium water without affecting critical water parameters. Poly Filter pads are easily cut with scissors.

Poly Bio Marine Poly-Filter® Pads
$9.90 – 4×8″ Pad
$44.90 – 12×12″ Pad

Sizes


Poly-Filter® changes color based on the contaminants it removes from your aquarium water. This is a useful indicator for what plagues your aquarium and when to remove or replace the media:
Brown/black: dissolved organics
Yellow/green: ammonia
Blue: copper compounds
Orange: iron compounds
Red: aluminum compounds

Last modified: September 2, 2022 at 1:02 pm