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I really wanted to know how much surface area is available to bacteria in a fully loaded nitritech filter when filled with k-1?
But I'm also not sure what 'protected area' means? I do know what YOU mean when you say it, that it is an area that is not subjected to the force and current of a fluidized system. But then again, all bacteria house on the contact points with other bacteria house, and all plastic media of the barrel design, as well all all ceramic 'noodle' media, has 'quiet space' in them? It is called void space in Jmat, matala and plastic media. No one has ever marketed this as a PLUS? Other than to say that water can flow over all points and allow biofilm to grow. Thus using all its surface space for biofilm performance. Maybe they should, unless I'm missing something? And IF quite spaces are the domain of special 'other creatures' is this area then lost to biofilm, thus reducing the total surface space of biofilm from the quoted statistics? See what I mean when I said before that I don't see how the biofilm would be less in the internal areas allowing for the quite area to be the residence of higher forms of life more interested in organic fines? JR
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