ladygoodwrench
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
They have ceramic "beads" for filters, that are designed to harbor beneficial bacteria. I have a Marineland Penguin 350 filter, that has 4 slots for filter media, to which I currently use all 4 slots. My question is, if I remove say one or 2 of the filters, and instead of placing the ceramicbeads, can I use the left over shards from the terra cotta flower pots from my cave project, and receive the same benefits as the ceramic beads?