Marinepure Spheres 100l Drum

Description

MarinePure Spheres 100l Drum — Full-drum ceramic biomedia for aquaculture and large-scale filtration

At the top of CerMedia’s size range, biomedia stops being sold in boxes or buckets and is sold by the drum instead. MarinePure Spheres 100l Drum (SKU: 100896) is a full 100 L drum of CerMedia’s 1.5 in ceramic biomedia spheres, the largest retail quantity in the Spheres line and roughly double the volume of the 56 L half-drum. The spheres themselves are unchanged from the smaller packs: an inert, open-pore ceramic with more than 80% open porosity and about 240 sq ft of surface area in each piece. A drum this size is intended for aquaculture systems, large wholesale holding systems and public or display aquariums running biological filtration well beyond typical hobby scale.

Density across the range works out to roughly 150,000 sq ft of accessible surface area per cubic foot (about 510 m² per litre), which at 100 L of spheres represents an extensive amount of bacterial habitat delivered in a single unit. The spheres must stay fully submerged, do not float, and the manufacturer’s recommended placements scale up to large sumps, trickle towers, wet/dry filters and dedicated biological filter vessels rather than any single tank chamber. They tolerate freshwater, marine and reef chemistry without affecting pH, can be rinsed and reused across repeated cycles, and are best spread across multiple chambers or vessels at this volume rather than loaded as one dense pile, which concentrates flow and risks chipping spheres at the point of contact. For smaller requirements, CerMedia packages the same sphere down to a 56 L half-drum and a range of retail boxes.

Usage & Application

When to Use

• Aquaculture and hatchery systems: Full-drum biological capacity for continuous, high-density stocking.
• Large wholesale holding facilities: One drum servicing many connected display or holding tanks.
• Public and display aquariums: Biomedia at a scale matched to very large display volumes.
• Replacing an ageing biomedia bed: A one-time bulk purchase rather than repeated smaller orders.

Placement & Usage Guide

• Rinse in stages: Flush ceramic dust from workable portions of the drum before loading any vessel.
• Spread across chambers: Divide the drum between several sumps, towers or filter vessels rather than one pile.
• Bag by section: Media bags per chamber keep a drum-scale bed manageable to service.
• Keep flow even: Distribute inflow across the bed to avoid concentrated wear on any one point.

Product Specifications & Highlights

Key Features

• 100 L drum: CerMedia’s largest retail pack in the Spheres range.
• 1.5 in ceramic spheres: About 240 sq ft of surface area each.
• Over 80% open porosity: Water passes through the body of every sphere.
• Aquaculture-scale packaging: Built for hatcheries, wholesalers and public displays.
• Reusable and cleanable: Rinses out and can be sterilised between uses.

Product Details

• Brand: MarinePure (CerMedia, USA)
• SKU: 100896
• Barcode (GTIN/UPC): 857246002073
• Product Type: Filter Media > Ceramic Biomedia Spheres
• Material: Inert ceramic, open-pore 1.5 in spheres, >80% open porosity
• Net Volume: 100 L drum
• Surface Area: About 240 sq ft per sphere (density approx. 150,000 sq ft per cu ft, 510 m² per L)
• Placement: Large sumps, trickle towers, wet/dry filters and dedicated biological filter vessels
• Target Environment: Freshwater, marine and reef aquariums, aquaculture and large-scale systems