AQUANEAT Dual Density Bonded Aquarium Filter Media Pad, 72" x 12" x 3/4-1", cut to fit, filter floss roll

This aquarium filter media pad comes as a 72" x 12" roll between 3/4" and 1" thick, and it can be cut to any size you need. AQUANEAT bonds two fibre layers into one pad: an open white side for larger particles and a dense green side for fine ones. The roll works as a pre-filter in sumps, wet/dry units, canister filters and power filters, in fresh or salt water.

• Dual density pad: open white fibre on one face, dense green fibre on the other
• White side is built to catch larger particles
• Green side is built to catch fine particles
• Cut it to any size for your filter
• Fits as a pre-filter in sumps, wet/dry, canister and power filters
• Works in freshwater and saltwater tanks
• Roll measures 72" x 12", 3/4" to 1" thick

Cutting the pad and running it as a pre-filter

The pad can be cut to any size, so you trim a piece that matches the compartment or intake you want to cover. The white open-fibre face is the side that catches larger debris, while the green dense-fibre face is the one for fine particles; the two layers sit bonded in a single sheet.

The pad provides mechanical filtration rather than biological or chemical treatment. For freshwater and saltwater tanks alike, this works beforehand with any sump, wet/dry, canister, power or aquarium filter.

Will this pad fit your filter?

Start with the roll size: it measures 72" x 12", which is enough length to cut several pieces. Each piece is limited to 12" across, so a compartment or intake wider than that cannot be covered in one stretch.

Thickness is 3/4" to 1". Because the figure is taken when dry prior to packing and differs from batch to batch, a holder that fits one thickness closely might not accept a different one. Cut a test piece first and check it sits in your filter before trimming the rest.

Questions buyers ask about this filter pad

How wide a piece can I cut from the roll?

The roll is 12" wide, so any single piece is at most 12" across, and the 72" length lets you cut several pieces.

How thick is the pad?

The pad measures 3/4" to 1" thick, taken dry before packing, and the figure varies from batch to batch.

What are the two sides for?

One side is open white fibre that traps larger particles, and the other is a dense green fibre network for fine particles.

Can it go in a saltwater tank?

Yes, the pad is suitable for both freshwater and saltwater tanks.

Where can I use it in my setup?

It serves as a pre-filter for aquarium filters, sumps, wet/dry units, canister filters and power filters.

Two fibre faces in one bonded sheet

The white side is an open fibre construction, which is the side AQUANEAT describes as trapping larger particles. Its counterpart is a dense green fibre network on the reverse, described for fine particles.

Because the layers are bonded, both faces travel together as one sheet, and the roll format means the sheet is supplied long enough to trim multiple pieces. The pad performs mechanical filtration, and it can be cut to any size for a sump, a wet/dry unit, a canister filter or a power filter.