Anthracite Filter Media Granular

Anthracite filter media is a hard form of carbon. Its irregular sharp granular traps impurities in water treatment, fish ponds, aquarium and sewerage filtration. Anthracite is hard wearing and often used together with sand in water filter makes ideal self layering in back washing due its lighter densities than sand. As a low to medium abrasive in sand blasting for less aggressive surface preparation. Crushed anthracite because of its hardness have irregular sharp reflective luster surfaces much like silicon carbide. Sprinkle onto modelling glue anthracite make realistic tarmac roads in scale modelling and dioramas.