shower/bath sponge bio filter

[orlockorlok]

i am plaining on setting up a diy wet/dry filter on my 75 gal i know some people use plastic pot scrubbers i was wondering if the net sponges (lufa's) will work as bio media mainly worried if they are treated with chemicals and if so how i would go about cleaning them i dont mean the long tube ones made from plants i mean the poofy ball ones that are plastic

 

[aquaguy1331]

Most likely they are treated with chemicals. If they are, than there is no way to safely remove the chemicals. Just use Bio-Balls. They're probably cheaper than those shower doo-dads anyway.

 

[silentskream]

i dotn think they're treated with chemicals cuz my old roommate had one and it got NASTY.

better to be safe than sorry though.

 

[Sploke]

I wouldn't think they're any more likely to be treated with chems than pot scrubbers are.

 

[Squawkbert]

I suspect that they would work about as well as potscrubbers but they're probably more expensive, and if the string is cotton, you'd want to cut it off.

 

[Sammie7]

poofy ball ones that are plastic

This stuff?

 

[orlockorlok]

well i can get them 6 for a dollar


first picture is what i got for a buck

the second picture is what they are

 

[Sammie7]

well i can get them 6 for a dollar


first picture is what i got for a buck

the second picture is what they are

That the same thing I used in that pic. I use it to hold down my moss on slate for my carpet...It's been in my tank for months now. Just rinse it a bit and you should be fine. No worries...

 

[OldMan1947]

Orlockorlok: I love this idea. It might also make a good emergency hiding place for fry. I will keep that in mind because we always have some of these poof balls in the house.