Please tell me about sponge filters

[msjinkzd]

But are you using them in small tanks (20 and under)?

Yes, I use them in tanks from 10g-30g. I feed fine foods (crushed flake, those pearl jobbies, bbs, and veggie pellets). The reason I choose the pro line of sponges is that the openings in the cell of the sponge are coarser and less dense. This prevents them from occluding as fast.


regular hydro and typical sponge material:

pro line:

I also put a diffusor inside the body of hte sponge filter (to the bottom of where the airline attaches, there is a pic in my first link in my previous post showing this).

I really find the pro line to be far superior. I just bought all the replacement pro sponges from kensfish to replace my original series. The difference for me and the time it does to do maintenance (since I have them on 20 or so tanks) is phenomenal.

 

[thesixis]

But are you using them in small tanks (20 and under)?

My fry tanks are 5, 10 and 15 gallon

 

[vanillarum]

All good stuff gang, thanx. Debbi, to answer your question, they are L400 fry, but they won't be going into the grow out tank til spring. They will be about 6 months old by then. The tank will probably be a 15 or 20L. I may end up going with an AC or an Emperor 280, which is one of the 2 filters I have on my other 20Ls (with AC 30s also). I would imagine since the fry are not egg sac sized, there will be no necessity for a sponge filter. Thanx again. I'm still learnin' !