sponge filter, now what???

[Star_Rider]

this is true..when you have not seen one they may be a bit confusing.
they are air driven. attach airline to small tube. the big tube is the output. attach other end of airline to a good pump.

 

[ProAquatics]

when you have never used a sponge filter there is no such thing as common sense! I can understand if I was using an HOB that would be obvious but a sponge filter is completly different. Thanks to the users that helped didn't follow the leader!

we are all just giving you a hard time,now its time to :rofl: about it.
did you figure it out,i hope so.
time to post some pics if possible.

 

[chazsgirl]

ok here is a pic for right now, should I move it to the bottom or keep it there!

 

[qquake2k]

To expand on star_rider's explanation, the air bubbles rising up and out of the large outlet tube create a current in the water, drawing the water through the sponges and out the outlet tube. It's the same concept of the old internal corner filters.

I'm curious, what is the yellow sponge to the left? Is it a pre-filter sponge on the inlet tube of an HOB filter? If so, why did you want the simple sponge filter?

 

[gmh]

I was a bit intimidated by the video and I have a sponge filter myself!
I would try to get it to stay on the bottom since that is where to poop and fish food ends up. Would make it slightly more effective. No biggie though.

 

[chazsgirl]

To expand on star_rider's explanation, the air bubbles rising up and out of the large outlet tube create a current in the water, drawing the water through the sponges and out the outlet tube. It's the same concept of the old internal corner filters.

I'm curious, what is the yellow sponge to the left? Is it a pre-filter sponge on the inlet tube of an HOB filter? If so, why did you want the simple sponge filter?

The HOB is there only because I haven't had a chance to figure out which filter I like best. don't want to get rid of a cycled filter & materials untill I know the sponge filter will do what I want it to do, also I was under the impression that the sponge filter had to be cycled also.

 

[gmh]

Right you are. And you can always run both filters. Are there fish in the tank or are you cycling it with ammonia?

 

[chazsgirl]

right now there is:28 Spixi Snails,15 MTS,3 Ghost Shrimp,8 RCS, 2 unknown shrimp, 10 yellow shrimp, 1 guppy

 

[Mgamer20o0]

hobs do mechanical filtration sponges only do bio. leave both in there.

 

[chazsgirl]

got it! thanks!