0.5 cubic foot Filter-Ox media bag for filtration — Filter-Ox Media, 0.5 CU FT Bag

Filter-Ox is an oxidizing filter media packaged in a 0.5 cubic-foot bag. Oxidizing media like this convert dissolved iron and manganese into filterable particles that the media bed then traps, clearing the rust staining and metallic taste those metals cause. The half-cubic-foot size suits smaller tanks and targeted iron and manganese filtration builds.

• Quantity: 0.5 cubic foot per bag
• Oxidizing media for iron and manganese reduction
• Converts dissolved metals to filterable precipitate
• Backwashable within a standard filter tank
• Helps reduce rust staining and metallic taste from well water
• Ships as a media bag for tank charging

Load Filter-Ox into a backwashing filter tank sized to your water's iron and manganese levels, matching the media volume to the tank diameter. Periodic backwash refreshes the bed by flushing trapped precipitate to drain. Confirm your source water's metal concentrations and required contact time, and add underbedding gravel if your tank design specifies it.

About Filter-Ox Media

This is a half cubic foot bag of Filter-Ox filtration media, a granular oxidizing filter media used in whole-house systems to help reduce iron, manganese, and the rotten-egg smell of hydrogen sulfide from well water. As water passes through the media bed, dissolved contaminants are oxidized into solid particles that are trapped in the bed and later flushed out during the backwash cycle, leaving cleaner, better-smelling water flowing to the house.

Signs You Need It

Rust-colored staining in sinks, tubs, and toilet tanks, orange or black streaks on laundry, a metallic taste, or a persistent sulfur odor are all classic signs of iron and sulfur in well water. Over time the media in an oxidizing filter loses its capacity and needs to be replenished. Adding a fresh bag restores the bed and brings performance back to where it should be.

Loading and Service

Filter-Ox media is poured into the mineral tank on top of the underbedding and support gravel, with the riser and distributor already in place. Periodic backwashing keeps the bed clean and porous so it can keep working. The convenient half cubic foot bag makes it easy to top off an existing bed or dose a smaller tank precisely without opening a larger box than you need. Keeping the bed at the right depth is what lets the media both filter effectively and backwash freely, so measuring your refill matters. Water Softener Plus includes fitment guidance and the manual with your order, and we are glad to help you confirm how much media your specific tank calls for before you buy so your system keeps delivering clear, odor-free water.