The sponges to which I referred won't fit over the intake strainer. There are some that might, but the foam tends to be thinner, thus reducing their filtering capacity.
Jim
Jim
What sponge prefilter for Eheim?
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The Filter Max prefilter sponge is available at That Pet Place for $7.99 (part #LP0011).
Also, Drs. Foster & Smith sells a sponge filter online (CD-960923 Oxygen Plus Bio-Filter 2 (Repl. Sponge) $3.99) that looks like it would do the trick. I've not used any, but they look to be about the right size.
I've been unable to find any of the Tetra PHAS sponges on either site. They were on That Pet Place just a few weeks ago, but perhaps they've been discontinued.
HTH,
Jim
Also, Drs. Foster & Smith sells a sponge filter online (CD-960923 Oxygen Plus Bio-Filter 2 (Repl. Sponge) $3.99) that looks like it would do the trick. I've not used any, but they look to be about the right size.
I've been unable to find any of the Tetra PHAS sponges on either site. They were on That Pet Place just a few weeks ago, but perhaps they've been discontinued.
HTH,
Jim
Hm, maybe I'll head down to my lfs and just pick up whatever sponge looks densest. I'd hate to buy something online then find out it's not what I needed. Anyway thanks for the help!
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Eheim makes a pre-filter. Here is a picture. You can go to petsolutions.com to read about it.
Eheim makes a pre-filter. Here is a picture. You can go to petsolutions.com to read about it.
IME the Eheim prefilter is not very user-friendly or as effective as the sponges. The only advantage to it that I see is that it can be mostly buried.
Try Drs. Foster Smith #CD-902227 $3.99 -- "for Tetra Super Brilliant Filter and PHAS"
After reading about this I searched a bit, fortunately wrote the info in my "want list" in the back of my aquarium journal.
Jim or RTR
Just curius, when you rinse your prefilter sponge - do you rinse that in some tank water you remove - or just stick it under the faucet and rinse away?
I ask because I rinse my prefilter on my wet/dry sump once a week. Initially had been rinsig in a bucket with some tank water - but it gets so dirty so quickly, I have switched the last 2 weeks to just rinsing under water from a faucet - figuring I really don't need to worry about any biofilter on the prefilter itself - given that most of my nitrifying bacteria is elsewhere. i really haven't seen any difference in levels afterwards - so just was curious on your thoughts. Thanks
Just curius, when you rinse your prefilter sponge - do you rinse that in some tank water you remove - or just stick it under the faucet and rinse away?
I ask because I rinse my prefilter on my wet/dry sump once a week. Initially had been rinsig in a bucket with some tank water - but it gets so dirty so quickly, I have switched the last 2 weeks to just rinsing under water from a faucet - figuring I really don't need to worry about any biofilter on the prefilter itself - given that most of my nitrifying bacteria is elsewhere. i really haven't seen any difference in levels afterwards - so just was curious on your thoughts. Thanks
Gumby- I have an eheim 2026, I drilled hole in the intake and bouth the eheim pro2227/2327 prefilter sponge and just rubber band it on. They seem to last forever and it is easy to take off rinse it out and just slide it back on.
I do just tap water rinses on the prefilters - these are pure mechanical filters, I neither need nor particularly want biofiltration there. I want easy and good rinsing with minimal time and hassle.
