Pisces Engineering Limited

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Biofilter Media

A range of random pack polyethylene biofiltration media suitable for marine and freshwater filters and degassers 


BCN009 is a revolutionary new filter media designs with a specific surface area of 963m2/m3 and a near neutral buoyancy which makes it ideal for moving bed (fluidised bed) biological filtration. The moving bed principle uses air, water or other driving mechanism to provide a constant movement of the media within a tank. This has several advantages over conventional submerged filters, the main one being that the filter media is self cleaning; as the particles of media knock against each other and excess biofilm is scraped off into the water. The other main advantage of the moving bed process is that it provides superb mixing, eliminating any channeling and loss of performance that can be  a problem in submerged filters

When used as a static bed filter, the media is excellent at trapping fine solids and can be cleaned with only a minimal amount of disturbance by a small airlift.

BCN009 is by far our most popular media and can be purchased through our online store - for orders over 5m3 please contact our office for delivery costs etc.


In addition to the BCN009 above, we also supply other types of filtration media - please contact our office for costs and additional information:

TKP structured media - excellent for submerged filters and degassing. Available in UV stabilised PVC and PP as well as high temperature PP. Block size 2400 x 600 x 600mm but can be cut to size with a standard wood saw if required.

KVP structured media - particularly suitable for trickle filters or submerged filters in waters with high organic loadings. A hole size of 23mm and simple, straight tube structure makes air cleaning of blocked media very simple in submerged filters. Available in UV stabilised PVC and PP. Block size 2400 x 600 x 600mm but can be cut to size with a standard wood saw if required.

Model Channel Size Surface Area
612 12mm 125 m2/m3
619 19mm 180 m2/m3
627 27mm 240 m2/m3

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