Passion & Commitment

Great Wave grew out of a desire to find and develop the very best products for creating and maintaining ideal water for your aquatic livestock.  We stock only the best biological and mechanical filter media. In addition to this media suitable for ponds and aquarium of any size, GreatWave is working with AkWaKoi to develop and market the MaSuRo pond filtration system and Koi-CLX activated charcoal filters to provide chlorine free makeup water. We also sell sophisticated Pond Control Systems that allow you to easily manage and monitor your pond from your smart phone.

Leading Biological Filter Media

Biohome® Filter Media is made from sintered glass, a mixture of fine silica sand and recycled glass fired to create a rugged porous biological media that’s both cost-effective and efficient. The sintering process creates a highly porous media that provides the ideal home to house billions of beneficial bacteria and unlike virtually all other biological media the center portion support anaerobic bacteria that breaks down nitrate completing the nitrogen cycle. It’s easy to clean and fast-acting.  Learn more about Biohome® Media.

Biohome® Ultimate

By far the most popular, the Biohome® Ultimate Media is what it says – it’s the ultimate biological filter media for canister, sump, and larger HOB filters. It outperforms other media in its ability to remove ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates from the water.  It contains trace elements including Titania, Alumina, Ferric Oxide, Lime, Magnesia, Potash, Soda, Phosphorus Pentoxide, Chromium Sesquioxide, Manganic Oxide, Zirconia, Hafnia, Zinc Oxide, Barium Oxide, Strontia, Stannic Oxide, Sulphur Trioxide.that support the growth of beneficial bacterial. This gives it its red color.  Learn more about bacterial growth.

Biohome® BioGravel

BioGravel is a relatively new product.  It is a great solution for upgrading BiOrb and other small tanks. BioGravel is our densest product. That means you get more of into a given space. It is perfect for HOB filters and many users add some along with Ultimate or one of the other larger media to fill in the gaps. Because of it’s small size and efficient packing it offers phenomenal surface area and effectiveness. It’s what I use in my koi pond filters.

Biohome® Brick

The Biohome® Brick   is brand new. It was developed for marine tanks and sumps. The large holes in the center and groves enhance water flow. The smaller holes admit frag mounts. The Brick is 8 1/4″x3 3/4″x1 7/8″ (209.55mm x 95.25 mm x 47.624 mm). It’s made from the same material as the other Biohome varieties, but is fired at a higher temperature for durability. It should last many times longer than comparable ceramic media. Believe it or not the Brick is so porous it will wick the entire 8 1/4″ when placed in a shallow tray of water.