Making your own sponge filters

[House 64]

I've been considering attempting to produce my own Sponge Filters. Does anyone know where to buy the sponge by themselves in bulk? What is the type of sponge called that is aquarium safe? I've purchase quite a few and would like to start producing some for personal use. Thanks.

 

[KABB44423]

thanks everyone for the tips...

below is the finished product; close to what i sketched up... not the prettiest thing but hopefully will keep the inhabs happy

here is one look in the filtration foru to see the whole thread

 

[KABB44423]

hey house do you have some fronts for sale????

 

[lesbianchap]

Hmmm, well I can't say it's a perfect sponge filter, but it works under much of the same principles, and is scalable to your application:

Get a tupperware container for the size of filter you wish to use. For extremely large filters, you can even use a 5gal pail. Drill lots of small holes in the bottom and sides of the container, and then fill it with cotton, filter-floss, air-filter floss, or some other medium you can get cost-effectively for your application size. In the lid, place a hole large enough to stick a powerhead inlet. For larger applications, a larger hole to fit your pump's inlet may be needed. Put the top on, slap on your powerhead/pump into the hole, and turn her on.

A little graphic that kinda resembles what I'm talking about:

 

[KABB44423]

Hmmm, well I can't say it's a perfect sponge filter, but it works under much of the same principles, and is scalable to your application:

Get a tupperware container for the size of filter you wish to use. For extremely large filters, you can even use a 5gal pail. Drill lots of small holes in the bottom and sides of the container, and then fill it with cotton, filter-floss, air-filter floss, or some other medium you can get cost-effectively for your application size. In the lid, place a hole large enough to stick a powerhead inlet. For larger applications, a larger hole to fit your pump's inlet may be needed. Put the top on, slap on your powerhead/pump into the hole, and turn her on.

A little graphic that kinda resembles what I'm talking about:

the pictures not showing but that sounds about right

 

[Rivermud]

Theres links to several sponge filters in the compilation sticky.

 

[X24]

i made a couple sponge filters but i never had the correct materials to make a good one, so what i did was i found the plastic box a small tank heater was in (walmart for my 29 gallon) and i cut a hole big enough for a powerhead intake tube to just barely fit, i glued it in with some amazing goop, then i used amazing goop to seal the box except for the lid where i cut 3 nice sized holes. This little in the tank filter works amazingly well and you can fill it with whatever media you would like, but i have to say it works beautifully for mechanical filtration as it really picks up all the poo on the bottom and doesn't collect any sand, but it does need frequent cleaning because of the amount of waste it picks up...maybe some other time i'll make a nicer looking one and put up pictures.

 

[muckieman]

very nice filter lesbianchap