Pot scrubbies in an HOB filter - makes sense?

[genEus]

After some advice from fellow board members I decided to add an additional HOB filter to my 20g tank. This is an Aqueon 20gal filter that I had lying around, which usually uses cartridges similar to Whisper. But, I didn't want to buy media for it, so I put in three pot scrubbies in there and am also planning on sticking in filter floss somewhere where it would make sense. Am I good with this setup as my secondary filter or would you advise something else?

Thanks much!

 

[jcardona1]

it will work, but scrubbies generally work better when they are not submerged and water is trickling over them, like in a wet/dry. to get even better filtration, you could put some ceramic media in media bag, like in the AquaClear filters...

 

[genEus]

it will work, but scrubbies generally work better when they are not submerged and water is trickling over them, like in a wet/dry. to get even better filtration, you could put some ceramic media in media bag, like in the AquaClear filters...

Ah. I see. I do have some of those bio balls and I was thinking of putting them in but then I remembered about how lots of people use pot scrubbies. I guess I didn't remember the reason behind that. Unfortunately I only have one little baggie of bio balls, fit for an AC50. So, maybe I'll put that in together with a scrubby and filter floss?

 

[jcardona1]

plastic bio balls? these also work better in wet/drys where they have water dripping over them resulting in lots of o2. or is it the porous cermaic beads? i also have a dual HOB that i stuffed full of scrubbies on my 210. but this is just extra. my main filtration is an FX5 and a sump.

if youre water quality is good right now, then scrubbies will work fine as additional filtration. but for max effect, get ceramic media

 

[genEus]

plastic bio balls? these also work better in wet/drys where they have water dripping over them resulting in lots of o2. or is it the porous cermaic beads? i also have a dual HOB that i stuffed full of scrubbies on my 210. but this is just extra. my main filtration is an FX5 and a sump.

if youre water quality is good right now, then scrubbies will work fine as additional filtration. but for max effect, get ceramic media

No, these are ceramic; they're the ones that go into the AquaClear filters.

The reasons for the second HOB are:

- It's a long tank, so I put each filter on separate ends
- My water quality is OK, not brilliant, that's why I want more mechanical filtration and to try floss to see if it can become brilliant.
- I want to add some more fish
- I want a backup filter, in case the first one gives out

 

[ewurm]

I stuff my HOB's with as much media it can hold. Some og them have a scrubbie on top of the pile

 

[H]-[H]

Should the ceramics media be submerged in water? or need water trickling over them for best result?