What amount of ceramic and bio balls for sunsun HW302?

Hello, can someone please tell me what amount of bio balls and ceramic media should I place on the trays of a sunsun HW302 canister filter?

Thanks.

 

I put as much media as I can fit into the trays, and don't forget the mechanical media

 

Yes, fill the trays up. Although I prefer Seachem Matrix bio-media, it is relatively cheap and supposedly has more surface area then bio-balls and ceramic rings.

 

should I place all the 3 white sponges that come with the sunsun on the bottom tray? if I were to use matrix media, should I fill the other 2 trays with it?. Thanks!

 

I have a SunSun HW-302 and here is a what I do....

I buy the 4 pack of filter pads from ebay for around $6, here is a link....



This is the order of media, following the flow of the water.

Water comes in and goes down to the bottom then hits 1st basket with

2 x blue coarse filter sponges (help filter out larger stuff)
1 x white fine polishing pad

2nd basket -
1 x white fine polishing pad
Seachem matrix with some mixed in filter floss/sponges from previous filter to help seed the bacteria
1 x white fine polishing pad

3rd basket
Seachem Matrix
1 x white fine polishing pad on top before the water exits back into the aquarium

The blue sponges will last forever. I replace the white fine polishing pads every few months, usually 2 at a time so as not to kill too much beneficial bacteria. I also use a DIY sponge prefilter on the intake, that I make out of a sponge for a Aquaclear 70 HOB filter. I just cut it to size, and trim out a "hole" to slide the intake strainer into. This also helps keep most of the larger gunk out.

The 1 liter size of Seachem Matrix is about the perfect amount for the above setup and costs around $8-10.

Hope this helps.

 

It surely does help, thanks Dolfan!