Purchased BIO-HOME ultimate feb 2018 within 5 months my tank achieved full cycle. When you replace fluval foams with this upgrade it does make sense because the poop is getting broke down in 2 stages as apposed to only 1 with the original foams that came with filter. So this means that less poop is hitting polishing pad greatly improving flow rate and less time stripping down cleaning your filter i clean my filter every 8-10 weeks. pondguru is right if you have a fluval fx filter and you pimp your filter as in his videos remove the 2 red half inch media baskets because my flow has greatly improved since i took these out putting less strain on impellar and motor. Well worth the money to up-grade it will pay you back dividends in long haul.

ian aldridge draper | newcastle-upon-tyne | July 2018

i bought my fx6 upgrade kit about three weeks ago.

send on monday arived on wensday compliments for that.

installed the fx6 filter and have it running for about 2 /3 weeks now.

i have a juwel rio 240 aquarium with 10 piranhas .

they are 6 to 8 cm the fish en like all predetory fish the make a lot of waste.

now people who wonder how good the biohome and filterupgrade is and works.

here are some test results mesured with hanna test instruments.

ph 7.5

dkh 6.44

nitrite 0.036 mg/l

amonium 0

and these are the results after only two or three weeks.

so i think biohome and of course the filter setup does a verry verry good job.

0.036 mg/l nitrite on a piranha tank is superior .

so to all the people who are sceptical i hope this take some away.

i would say buy it and take the advice from richard because he knows what he is talking about .

again thnx richard for the advice and i hope that people after reading this will have less doubts.

regards

hendrik ridderbos

netherlands

hendrik ridderbos | the netherlands | September 2018

Great kit Verified Purchase

Great advice and service from Richard, I bought this kit after my experience of BIOHOME mini I loaded into a brand new Fluval 207 , constant 5ppm nitrate level, after 4 months running, so looking forward to the Fluval FX6 results, the kit has 2 sheets each of course, medium and fine sponge to be cut to length , enough for the required 6 sections and top 1 the 5kg of BIOHOME ultra, and the Bio balls to help colonise the filter, all swiftly posted in secure packaging, very pleased with my purchase

Alan Jones | Holyhead | February 2024

Fantastic kit but....

Fantastic kit to upgrade the FX6 from standard. My only (very minor) is point is the need to cut the foams but only because I didn't have a large set of sharp scissors so had to butcher them. Pre cut foams would be an improvement worthy a few quid extra (in my opinion) otherwise a great filter upgrade.

Steve Hearn | Southport | July 2024

Does exactly what it says it will

I upgraded my FX6 filter with this kit and it has cycled my new 240L tank in 6 weeks.

It's easy to install and maintain, much more robust than the standard filtration media.

Well worth the money 👍

James Randall | Manchester | October 2024