Sponge cover for intake

The use of a pre-filter then brings up another question. If the pre-filter is going to trap all the particulate matter, what purpose do the foam sponges in the canister filter serve? Do they just become bio-media for the bacteria?
 
Yep. And if your hoses are lining up with gunk and some tears off the internal sponges will grab it.

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What if your intake has two openings per intake tubes like my penguins - the bottom, of course and then more intake holes further up..what should I cover those with? Any ideas?
 
you can move the little bar up and it will close it thats what i did
 
but I thought it was a good thing to have the water "pulled" from diff areas of the tank? sorry for the silly questions, but I am a newbie!:shakehead:
 
Not silly at all. Sure it might be better. Who really knows. If you want it to draw from all the holes then you can fashion a strainer by stretching pantyhose over the whole thing. I did that to keep fry from getting sucked into my fluval.

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hhhhmmmm... the pantyhose sounds like a good idea as I am ready to add some RCS in the next week or so........but I do not wish to constrict my filtration as I tend to overstock! thanks for the advice!
 
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