Oh, I can;t speak for those that said sponges, but I use Marineland Filter foam, cut it to fit, and then use two rubberbands to hold it in place.
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I think the blue foam shown on the page corresponding to the link below works well. With that said, any of the media listed on the page should serve as decent filter media.
http://www.bigalsonline.com/catalog/category.xml?pcid1=1965;category_id=2569
http://www.bigalsonline.com/catalog/category.xml?pcid1=1965;category_id=2569
TrickyD, Some HOB filters like Aquaclear use a rectangular sponge to provide a place for bacteria to grow. They usually have two slots, one for a carbon cartridge one for a sponge. If you take out the carbon and replace it with a sponge you now have just doubled your effective bacteria. Some filters like the penguin use a floss filter pad filled with carbon so it is harder to incorporate a sponge.
I suspected as much-Il get rid of the carbon and add another sponge. The tank im talking about is my 21 g, ammonia and nirites are 0, and I do regular water changes/gravel vaccums.
So if I take out the carbon and add another sponge, with the original sponge and sponge on the filter intake tube remaining, the bacteria colony will be okay? From then on I only need to rinse out the sponges every so often?
So if I take out the carbon and add another sponge, with the original sponge and sponge on the filter intake tube remaining, the bacteria colony will be okay? From then on I only need to rinse out the sponges every so often?
Thanks for the info guys, maybe I can rig something up as well as only one of mine is an Aquaclear.
Sorry for hijacking ya pisces22, good luck.
Sorry for hijacking ya pisces22, good luck.
