Pot scrubs in canisters?

Hey all,

Just curious as to how well pot scrubs do in canister filters. I just got a new sunsun can and was toying with the notion of jamming a besheezus-load of pot scrubbies in the trays rather than bother getting any matrix or biomax etc.

Anyone do this? I've seen a few people say they have but I am still weary of the thought (I feel like these clog up something fierce in such a closed in system).

This bad boy is just added bio filtration, and amazon had some deal on it for like 25 bucks off so I snatched it up.

Thanks for any input!

xraycer said:

Most fish keepers usually use scrubbers for wet/dry applications, but I've read about those that use them in canisters with equal success.

Owning multi units of these Sunsun canisters, I do find that it isn't the best in terms of mechanical filtration, so there are a bit of debris that does get by the filter pads. Therefore you would probably have to spend a bit more time rinsing out these scrubbers to free them of organic matter/debris. I use ceramic ring and they rinse out fairly easy, but scubbies with their labrynth of folds may be more challenging.

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Ya I definitely won't ever own a can for the mech filtration capabilities hahaha. Thats what I was thinking was the possibility of them becoming clogged waaaaaay to easily. I dont mind canister maintenance like 90% of the forum does lol. I have an fx6 with nothing but biomax and one filter pad in it and that works extremely well. The tank this sunsun is going on is going to be running a wet/dry as well but I couldn't pass up on it when i saw it.

Maybe I'll move a tray around in the fx6 and add scrubs, and see how quickly they gunk up in there first. Thanks for the input!

rodger said:

My opinion, scrubbers are better than matrix, etc. Once the matrix/ceramic pores clog with minerals (they do) you just have a cannister of rocks. Rocks don't have as much surface area as pot scrubbers. (unless you are talking lava)

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Thats a good point, mineralization won't put scrubbers out of commission.

xraycer said:

I've been using the same ceramic rings for years and years and have never had an issue....nor anyone that I know that also uses them. I also just use the much more inexpensive ceramic media I find off EB and not any brand name stuff either.

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I love ceramic rings, dont get me wrong haha, I just thought maybe scrubs would be a cheap way to get more surface ya know?

xraycer said:

I think you'll be fine with scrubbies, and, yes, saving $ is always a good thing.

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I'll let you know if my bedroom suddenly becomes a swimming pool from the can backing up and leaking haha