I broke up sheets of that eggcrate light defuser stuff into small pieces. Was a pain in the butt to break all up, but its cheap, and has been working perfectly for 3 months now.
pot scrubbers for sump
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2 months running and seems to be doing well. they compress, so I was able to add more surfacearea them i could have w/ bioballs.
They work best when they have access to O2, you'd be better off using ceramic rings, lava rock, biochem stars or equivalentrdeandavidson said:
DeLgAdO said:LOL!!!
*ahem*
question- arent bioballs also designed to help oxygenate the water also as an additon to bio filteration?
isnt oxygenation lost (reduced) when you use pot scrubbers?
I have no idea how a static piece of plastic is supposed to oxygenate the water. Bacteria forms on the surface of bio-material and USES oxygen. The main gas-exchange that oxygenates the water is the air/water mix in the gravity drain pipe (mostly used up in the bio-chamber) and the surface agitation of the pump return to the tank surface.
toxicfish said:... also I see the pot scrubbers getting clogged way to quick....
but if you insist on using them.... I would say the dollar stores would be cheapest
Strange...mine don't clog. It must be due to that pre-filter pad in the wet/dry.
I'm starting to think that you are no mere mortal Oddball, but a super-alien-computer-lifeform that walks in a skin of human flesh and just happens to enjoy the species we call fish!
Or you just have an insane wealth of knowledge, I like the alien computer thingy better though.
Or you just have an insane wealth of knowledge, I like the alien computer thingy better though.
