Benefits Provides outstanding bio-filtration and water clarification Increases the oxygen level in the water Can be easily installed as a replacement filter media or in addition to any existing media. Has very long life expectancy; does not disintegrate nor deteriorate over time unlike lava rock or plastic bio-balls. Suitable for filtering and clarifying the water of koi pond and aquarium

Bacteria House filter media may be the best filter media on the planet for use in koi ponds and fish retail systems! It is a remarkable ceramic product that significantly impacts water quality and drastically improves fish health.

MOMOTARO Bacteria House (Japan) 10kg

Bacteria House Filter Media by MOMOTARO Koi Farm is a ceramic media product imported from Japan. It is used primarily in multiple-tiered trickle tower filters, but is also effective when submerged underwater where an ample amount of oxygen is provided.

The trickle tower, or Bakki Shower, has been used for years by serious koi hobbyists in Japan, U.K. and U.S. in their quest to grow champion koi.

Benefits

• Provides outstanding bio-filtration and water clarification
• Increases the oxygen level in the water
• Can be easily installed as a replacement filter media or in addition to any existing media.
• Has very long life expectancy; does not disintegrate nor deteriorate over time unlike lava rock or plastic bio-balls.
• Suitable for filtering and clarifying the water of koi pond and aquarium

TECHNICAL INFORMATION: 

Bacteria House ceramic filter media is heat treated at 1300° C for 60+ hours. This method of extreme heat conditioning causes the ceramic media to break its internal bonds; in doing so, creates an exceptionally porous structure with increased surface area for very large bacteria populations to colonize within the expanded spaces.  In addition, with the massive amount of voids or holes, mechanical filtration is also achieved. Large organic solids and decaying matter is degraded very quickly all without the blockage that generally occurs with other filter media products. 

One of the key elements of the Bacteria House filter media is that it reacts in a seemingly electrostatic manner with any floating organic material in the water column causing an increase in adhesion rate, thus creating clean clear water quickly and effectively. 

The Bacteria House filter media emits FAR infrared rays that allow higher levels of oxygen to dissolve in the pond water. FAR infrared rays such as these produced by the Bacteria House filter media and those discovered in natural springs have been shown to possess significant health benefits. Another benefit of the media is its ability to effectively de-gas koi pond water which lightens the load on the bio-mass and making the system less KH consuming than conventional filtration. Another significant benefit of the Momotaro Bacteria House filter media is its innate ability to bounce back following a power-outage or a medication treatment. Live nitrifying bacteria grow and reproduce very quickly on this amazing filter media. 

Developed with Passion: 

Bacteria House filter media is a ceramic product that was developed in Japan following over six years of research by Mr. Michio Maeda, president of the Momotaro Koi Farm.  Mr. Maeda yearned to create an ideal environment for which to raise his koi. The Bacteria House filter media product was developed to replicate the ideal eco-system of the Ashi River and the infamous healing qualities of the Bakuanseki Spring, both located in Japan and familiar to the creator, Mr Maeda.