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does this filter work well? or do i have to do 100% water change daily?
effective?
does this filter work well? or do i have to do 100% water change daily?
effective?
sponge filters effectiveness
- Thread starter henward
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henward;4240571; said:
Low load, excellent. High load forget it. For a fry tank you won't find anything better. They take up a lot of room and don't look pretty but I have a lot of them in my small tanks. You can also put a powerhead on and stack them and make a heck of an internal filter.
I agree:
these filters are built primarily with small tanks in mind. I wouldn't recoment them for anything over 20 gallons.
However, if you are willing to use a sizable pump instead of an airstone, a very large sponge, and allow the tank to cycle for a fairly long time, this might work for larger tanks.
Another word of advice; although these filters can be quite effectient at removing mullen and other particulate waste, they won't be able to cope with large amounts of solid waste (aka; chunks of feeder fish, uneated frozen foods, and big fish terds).
these filters are built primarily with small tanks in mind. I wouldn't recoment them for anything over 20 gallons.
However, if you are willing to use a sizable pump instead of an airstone, a very large sponge, and allow the tank to cycle for a fairly long time, this might work for larger tanks.
Another word of advice; although these filters can be quite effectient at removing mullen and other particulate waste, they won't be able to cope with large amounts of solid waste (aka; chunks of feeder fish, uneated frozen foods, and big fish terds).
I have about 60 sponge filters in tanks from 15 to 75g.Terrific cheap way to filter tanks.Squeeze them out in a bucket every month or so.
Since I have alot I keep spares in my sump.When I see one is gummed up I swap it out for one from the sump.Run all the dirty ones through the washing machine.No soap.My water is not chlorinated(well) so the clean ones go right back in the sump.
Since I have alot I keep spares in my sump.When I see one is gummed up I swap it out for one from the sump.Run all the dirty ones through the washing machine.No soap.My water is not chlorinated(well) so the clean ones go right back in the sump.
so for a breeding set up.
say a 200 litre tank, 50 gallons US.
a pair of discus.
will they be ok?
or do i need to change water 100% daily for them to work?
feeding parents require abit of food, they need that to care for babies.
anyc omments?
say a 200 litre tank, 50 gallons US.
a pair of discus.
will they be ok?
or do i need to change water 100% daily for them to work?
feeding parents require abit of food, they need that to care for babies.
anyc omments?
Sponge filter should do just fine for a pair of breeding discus in 200 litres.
I'd probably only do a 50% water change every 2 or 3 days, or however often is necessary to keep the nitrate level below 5ppm, but siphon out fish poop and uneaten food at least once a day.
I'd probably only do a 50% water change every 2 or 3 days, or however often is necessary to keep the nitrate level below 5ppm, but siphon out fish poop and uneaten food at least once a day.
I agree ^ ^,i use them as back up in all my tanks but mine are rated to 560l each,really really good at getting small particles out,i had one in my 200l with all my liitle polys in and it was fine.
Steve
Steve