So I'm looking for a cheap alternative to K1 and I hand some old, very course sponge laying around, I cut it up to about 1-1.5 cm cubes and it floats but when pushed below the water it takes a while for it to go back to the top. Has anyone tried to use this in a moving bed filter? I'll post some pics tomorrow but so far the only draw back I see it they may stick to each other a little. I'll see if I can't buy more and do a practice and post some results
Course sponge in moving bed filter as media
- Thread starter Jag586
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This is one of my worries, I got a lot of loose small pieces cutting it, I'm going to get enough to run a 5 gallon bucket for a few weeks and see the outcome to make sure the friction doesn't just break them all the way apart
Mechanically filter it before and after is your best bet. If it does break apart the floss should catch it before it becomes a big mess
