Buying New Sponge for Sump

[Mercury2234]

Hi all,

Where would I get sponge to put onto my wet-dry sump? I know many places has them, but which is specifically is ok for a fish tank? Mine is getting pretty beat up and I want to switch it.

Many thanks!

 

[Mercury2234]

Forgot to mention, I am just wondering because the sponges used to clean dishes, have soap in them and I am not entirely sure how effective are the ones used for showers/bath.

 

[Pharaoh]

Are you talking about the coarse filter sponges or are you talking about scrubbies?

 

[Mercury2234]

scrubbies!!! Sorry, forgot to mention

I am thinking of stopping by at Lowes after work and getting some there.

 

[Pharaoh]

You probably won't find them at Lowes. You will need to go to the dollar store to buy them or a local Do It Best center. Otherwise, there are people on here that sell and ship them.

 

[Mercury2234]

http://www.lowes.com/pd_109653-962-K-28P_0_?productId=1002329&Ntt=sponge&Ntk=i_products

I purchased these...they are currently running in my sump.

I read diligently to make sure there werent any chemicals.

Any thoughts?

 

[Pharaoh]

I'm guessing that they would work. They are very porous and should hold a good amount of bacteria. I would watch out for them to breakdown after being in the water for a while. other than that, I think they would be OK.