Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 8:30 am
James,
water conditioner takes out the hard minerals in your water such as chlorine, limescale, iron, copper, etc. Bio media will not remove these. These chemicals are actually harmful to biomedia and could inhibit the growth of bacteria in your bio material.
2 1/2 inch RES Mikey
55 gallon tank
Homebuilt sump filter at around 300 gph
3 African Chiclids in a separate tank.