Ok so I know theres a lot of diy sponges out there but I wanted to do a little write up to help the next person.
Supllies
aquaclear foam-$6 for 3 ($2 a piece)
3/4 inch pvc (I bought 10 feet for $2)- $2
a drill to put holes into the pvc - should own
and 5 minutes of your time
airpump and tubing- if you dont already have about 10 dollars at walmart ( I own a few)
First step is to cut the pvc, height depends on how tall the tank is, I have a 55G, so I cut it about a foot long. half of it will be inside the sponge. I then measured up how much pvc will be in the sponge and drilled holes in the part submerged in the sponge. The hardest part was tearing the sponge to get the pvc in without damaging the sponge too much. Luckily when you cut pvc it gets kinda sharp, So I scrunched the sponge down and twisted the pvc into the sponge which slowly tore away bits of sponge but atleast it was the perfect size, you can tear some of the sponge out yourself to quicken the process, try not to rip it, not a huge deal with a small tear though. To get the airline tubing as low as possible I used a twist tie from a bag of bread, ran it through two of the drilled holes on the bottom, then put the airline through this to an airstone (which is held in place by this twist tie). And thats it, you can use a heater clamp to hold the sponge filter in place in your tank, this is the pro to useing the 3/4 inch tubing and not 1/2 or 1 inch/.
The pictures are of the betta sponge filter and I also have the completed sponge for the 55, I threw an additional one in my 40 to create bacteria when I start my 20g for a puffer.
I do have one Question though, Is the AC sponge good for bio filtration, I was trying to find a porous sponge and this was the best I came across?
Supllies
aquaclear foam-$6 for 3 ($2 a piece)
3/4 inch pvc (I bought 10 feet for $2)- $2
a drill to put holes into the pvc - should own
and 5 minutes of your time
airpump and tubing- if you dont already have about 10 dollars at walmart ( I own a few)
First step is to cut the pvc, height depends on how tall the tank is, I have a 55G, so I cut it about a foot long. half of it will be inside the sponge. I then measured up how much pvc will be in the sponge and drilled holes in the part submerged in the sponge. The hardest part was tearing the sponge to get the pvc in without damaging the sponge too much. Luckily when you cut pvc it gets kinda sharp, So I scrunched the sponge down and twisted the pvc into the sponge which slowly tore away bits of sponge but atleast it was the perfect size, you can tear some of the sponge out yourself to quicken the process, try not to rip it, not a huge deal with a small tear though. To get the airline tubing as low as possible I used a twist tie from a bag of bread, ran it through two of the drilled holes on the bottom, then put the airline through this to an airstone (which is held in place by this twist tie). And thats it, you can use a heater clamp to hold the sponge filter in place in your tank, this is the pro to useing the 3/4 inch tubing and not 1/2 or 1 inch/.
The pictures are of the betta sponge filter and I also have the completed sponge for the 55, I threw an additional one in my 40 to create bacteria when I start my 20g for a puffer.
I do have one Question though, Is the AC sponge good for bio filtration, I was trying to find a porous sponge and this was the best I came across?
