{"product_id":"2000ef-efx-annual-filter-media-pack","title":"2000EF \/ EFX Annual Filter Media Pack - Floss, Coarse Foam \u0026 Carbon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA full year of media in one delivery, sized for your filter.\u003c\/strong\u003e Mechanical floss traps fine debris. Coarse foam does the heavy lifting and holds your bacteria colony. Activated carbon strips discolouration and odour. Run all three and the filter does what it was designed to do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"border:1px solid #E2C275;border-left:6px solid #D98A00;background:#FFF8E7;border-radius:6px;padding:16px 18px;margin:18px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:17px;line-height:1.3;font-weight:700;color:#7A4E00;\"\u003eImportant — do not change all your media on the same day\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3D3D3D;line-height:1.5;\"\u003eThe foam and bio media in your filter hold the bacteria colony that keeps your water safe. It takes weeks to establish and minutes to throw away. Replace it all in one go and your tank effectively starts from scratch — ammonia and nitrite climb, and your fish are the ones that suffer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 6px;font-weight:700;color:#3D3D3D;\"\u003eChange it in stages:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:20px;color:#3D3D3D;line-height:1.5;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom:5px;\"\u003eSwap \u003cstrong\u003eno more than half\u003c\/strong\u003e your foam or bio media at a time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom:5px;\"\u003eLeave \u003cstrong\u003e2 to 4 weeks\u003c\/strong\u003e between changes so the new media can colonise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom:5px;\"\u003eRinse anything you are keeping in \u003cstrong\u003etank water only\u003c\/strong\u003e — chlorine from the tap kills bacteria on contact\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eFloss and carbon are the exception. They do a mechanical and chemical job, not a biological one, so they can be replaced in full\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContains, all cut to fit the 2000EF and EFX:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4 x white floss pads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4 x blue coarse foams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4 x black carbon pads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eCheaper than buying the media separately, and it arrives as one pack rather than three parcels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFits:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2000EF and EFX external filters. If you have the 2000EF+ or EFX+ with UV, choose the 2000EF+ \/ EFX+ Annual Service Kit instead — same media plus the 9w lamp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReplace floss monthly and carbon every 4 to 6 weeks — those two are the parts you can safely change in full.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AllPondSolutions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56401553686907,"sku":"MP-EF-2000EFX","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/7220\/5341\/files\/AllPondSolutionsEFFoamsServiceKit_be42e543-7f25-4b88-b8c5-665a3861373b.png?v=1790342360","url":"https:\/\/www.allpondsolutions.co.uk\/products\/2000ef-efx-annual-filter-media-pack","provider":"AllPondSolutions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}