ADVANCED SPONGE FILTER THEORY

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lifetime supply for about $10

 

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I use (air-driven) sponge and box filters in almost all of the tanks in my 50+ tank fishroom.

I run air slowly through the sponges so that they don't pull in too much gunk (and serve primarily as bio filters)...and run a lot of air through my box filters (so that they serve as primarily mechanical filtration).

Cleaning sponges packed with gunk is a PITA and involved a bucket, dunking, etc. Switching out the fluff in a box filter takes seconds.

Running powerheads, HOBs, canisters, etc. uses a lot more energy than a large air pump or two, which matters in a big fish room...

Matt

good points MATT

 

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ok ...so you guys talked me into taking a regent low gph p.h. off of my sponge filter in my "other 75"(ac 110 +pen350) and going with air...the pump, I would say, is moving "several"gph....lets see how it goes....if I can cut my sponge filter maintenance down to 2-4 times a year I will be very happy