If the movie is to be considered "canon" then I'd guess cellulose, based on the drying table scene. But if we assume he's Spongiforma squarepantsii then he'd actually be a fungus.
Well done,there's something I'd never even thought about,chemicals etc within the sponge and the actual composition of the sponge.I definitely learned something new here.The only thing I'd ever concerned myself with is not using the green abrasive scourers on aquarium glass to remove algae,although it is plastic,it is extremely abrasive and will scratch the glass making a mess that ruins the appearance of the aquarium.👍✌😊
thank you! all i keep hearing is sponge filter from dollar store but because i was unsure which were safe i held back. now i know what to look for in physical appearance AND what they are made of to look out for. my local dollar tree is full of safe ones!
Growing up surrounded by maids and butlers, I did not know what a "sponge" was, let alone which sponge to use to build a sponge filter for my tank. This video saved my life, and now Alfred will be heading to the Dollar Tree store to buy a synthetic sponge.
The idea that the commenter has the money for maids and butlers, but is sending his butler "Alfred" to the Dollar Tree to buy cleaning supplies for a DIY aquarium sponge is hilarious! Sorry you missed out on the laughter due to your confusion.
Haha, I guess you guys didn't grow up doing things like tongue testing 9v batteries or digging up fossils (tongue test is commonly used to confirm small fossils) Lots of things are easiest to check with a quick touch of the tongue
You just made me put a green scrub in my mouth. But yes, it did not give me any taste and it doesn't absorb water, so now I placed that scrub on the exit of my filter to reduce the force of the flow (but flow volume is still the same) for my betta. Thank you!
Well Iv'e just realized I have been using a non aquarium sponge for cleaning the inner walls of my fish tank and cleaning the air hose. I hope that its okay just to use it for cleaning.
If you've had it for awhile then anything that was going to come out probably has already, but I'd definitely get something else whenever it comes time to replace it.
I just found some Brillo Basic Scrub Squares at a local Dollar Tree. They smell terrible, really don't want to taste them. They don't have any information on what they are made of. Nice large porous holes, pretty uniform. Size about 2"x 2" x 1" square. Would they be safe to use in filter??
Now, would these sponges be safe for just a quick wipedown of the glass? Big difference in what leaches into the water in a few minutes of use vs. months of being used as filter medium.
My whole aquarium with guppies has been devastated it 3 days after I installed that cellulose sponge. Only a single catfish survived. You don't wanna use it definitely. I wish I watched this video before.
the best cleaning sponge I have come accross ius simply an air sponge filter cut into bits and glued to a stick or use the sponge filter pads and wrap them around a stick
what about microplastic in poliyteran sponges? When I washed my dishes with these and scrubbed hard, the sponge left micro pieces of the dark green scrub part on the plate. I don't want that in my tank. I thought you would recommend natural sponges, not plastic ones.
Ok thanks. At my school I give out baby platys. U can buy extras and my friend said that she was going to buy a sponge to use for water changes. Now I know which ones to use. Thnx
General rule: Anything made of plastic that isn't perfumed. Other materials rot, or hold water that can grow dangerous bacteria if you just use them for cleaning. Plastic sponges usually have holes that are very similar in size and usually have a slight shine to them, while cellulose sponges tend to have no shine at all and have some very large holes and some very small holes. Plastic sponges are always the same flexibility, cellulose sponges get hard when they dry out. This wasn't about telling you any specific safe sponge since brands vary by store and location, it's just a few hints on how to find plastic sponges in your local stores. You're more likely to find them in hardware stores or discount stores than in places like Walmart.
It's "general use safety." Sponges don't work as well for cleaning glass as poly-fiber or those melamine pads "Filter sponge" is usually very narrow and can't be used for a lot of things, like building up surface area for shrimp/scuds, or DIY prefilters for HOB or canister units. Most fish stores in smaller towns also don't carry it except for pre-cut fluval pads, which are $14 for what amounts to $1.50 worth of coarse sponge.
I keep a couple of japanese trapdoor snails in my 10 gallon betta tank, they work pretty well for "auto cleaning" and breed pretty slowly (I started with two, now I have five, in a month I'll trade the extras for betta food at my local pet store) Manual cleaning, I have the best luck with just cutting a bit of filter floss, I buy large rolls like this because I use them for filter media as well www.amazon.com/Aquarium-Filter-Media-Pad-Roll/dp/B01KYS02EG These also work really well, but are harder to get into corners with www.amazon.com/STK-Extra-Cleaning-Sponges-Kitchen-Bathroom-Furniture-Leather-Car-Steel/dp/B01CYTW58Y/ Either of those solutions works far better than any sponge I've used.
I don’t know if I need any snails or anything in the tank. It’s only a 5 gallon and my Betta seems to be a bit more aggressive than other Bettas I’ve had. I am trying to keep the water warm, clean, and filtered but that green stuff keeps piling up. It might be from the filter but I’m not sure.
betta will generally leave the larger snail species alone, and japanese trapdoor generally leave your plants alone. More frequent water changes and less light (only leaving the light on for 6-8 hours a day instead of 10-12) can help, but generally the best way to deal growth on the glass is wiping it off with one of the things I listed above.
You forgot to include the brand of the yellow sponge we CAN use, I have one at home but without the plastic wrap, so I don't really remember the brand. I would like to know where can I buy the one u use.
Other than the label is there another way to tell if a sponge is antimicrobial/anti mildew? I found these black sponge sleeves that fit into my hob filter perfectly. The sleeves sponges are rather coarse so i am planning on putting some Polly fill in them and sliding them into the hob cartridge slot. If it helps the sleeves i am talking about are those that you find in shop vac wrapped around the main filter and it's black.
I have a small filter which pours water from a distance (from upside) on a rectangular foam/sponge and it holds all the debris of my 2 gallon tank. Can I use plastic pot scrubbers in place of it?
I don't think pot scrubbers are a super great way to do mechanical filtration, big stuff will get caught but it will eventually break down and work through. If you're looking to save on replacing the sponge that soaks up the debris, it's probably better to use filter floss, which you can just replace and throw away for pennies.
Lol i bought some from walmart, and when I before I put it in my tank I noticed it was moist right out of the package, and realized there was some kind of additive in it, even though the package did not say that there was.
I am currently using a wound vac. I have several of the foam sponges that are no longer sterile (had to use the drapes from them). The foam is a black polyurethane sponge. It contains no additives. Can I use this to make a sponge filter?
Any more information about the fibers on the sponges? I bought filter sponge from ebay an the seller said it was for aquariums. Its black, pores are even but big, (I didn't put it in my mouth though) it also didn't say anything about chemicals for mould or anything, was assured it was for aquariums. So I chopped it up, washed it good an used it in 2 of my betta tanks. Wasn't a week later an my bettas in those tanks are now dead 😭 I contacted the seller an all they could tell me about the sponge was that it was made from "original fibers" whatever the **** that means! I am so gutted. It can only be the sponges as I didn't remove any other media from the filter. Any advice? Aside from binning the sponge as that's already done
I bought a sponge specifically for aquariums with a wand. I rinsed it out multiple times because I had previously used it on another tank. When I used it on my Betta tank to clean black fungi, it created foam. Lots of bubbles. What is this?
Okay... so when packages say “NOT SAFE FOR AQUARIUM USE”, I thought it meant for handwashing/scrubbing/cleaning. From your video, it sounds like you mean use as a filter. Is this accurate??? What about sponges safe for cleaning???
If it says not safe for aquariums, it generally means there's preservatives or scents which are dangerous, and they should be avoided for any reason. That said, sponges kind of suck for cleaning. A wad of poly fiber or melamine pads (like Mr. Clean magic eraser) work much better. Again, unscented. Melamine does leave behind microscopic plastic balls, which coral will ingest, and can get stuck in gills in large amounts, but I've never heard of anyone having issues as long as you have good mechanical filtration and do water changed regularly. Lots of big aquariums use it. Still worth being aware of.
It tastes like wet concrete smells, more or less. But as for me personally, fossil hunting. Lots of "is this a fossil, or just an interesting looking rock? Press it to your tongue and if it sticks hold onto it for further testing later" goes on in that
Hi. What’s the best sponge to use for cleaning a plastic tank? I used one that I thought was a no scratch sponge because it was with my fish tank accessories. Unfortunately it does seem to scratch the plastic. Do you have a favorite?
I've had good luck with melamine foam (the magic eraser things), it has never visibly scratched my acrylic windows. I can't say it won't scratch any plastic, though, so if you don't know what kind of plastic it is I'd definitely do a small test area to be sure.
I'd soak it for a few days to be sure, but I don't think I'd have any hesitation using polyester luffa. Only thing I'd think is it might plug up a lot easier than pot cleaners.
Thx. Question, not sponge related. But do you happen to know if Greenbrier International Styrofoam (rough texture, white, small) balls are safe to use? I want to make floating moss balls on fishing line anchored with a rock for my aquariums? TIA!
i have one of the cellulose yellow-and-green sponges that i use to clean the glass (on the inside), but its only in the tank for a short time. will that cause issues too? are the agents going to leach and affect my fish?
I don't feel like it's worth the possible risk. There isn't any way to know for sure what they are using, because they don't publish it, but digging through patents suggests that the chemicals in use are biguanide compounds and the like, which are highly water soluble. No way to know exactly what they are using, or how much they use, so we don't know the safety, only that the manufacturers tell us not to risk it. My opinion is: if you like using a sponge, known safe sponges are $0.50 each so there's no reason not to use them instead.
Angelfish Unlimited i get you. i was going to get one of those magnet glass cleaners, just havent had the opportunity yet (live in the middle of nowhere, yay) so i decided to use what i could find. i will stop using that sponge. thank you
What I got from this video: Squeeze, Sniff and Lick your sponges before using. If the holes aren't even, or if it tastes funny, it's made of cellulose, so don't use. If it smells funny, it's got perfume, so don't use.
Most sea sponges leave behind skeletons made of calcium carbonate or silica spicules, which are too hard/rough to be usable for most things. While they'd probably be OK for filter media, they will slowly dissolve (or quickly dissolve, depending on flow). One would affect water chemistry, the other would cause diatom blooms. A few sponges have skeletons made entirely of fibrous material called "spongin" which is pretty similar to horn, and I have no idea how long that material lasts in water before it begins to rot. Properly processed luffa is probably close enough to wood to be counted as such (since it's almost entirely xylem). The big puffy things with a similar name (loofah) are generally plastic fiber, and should be fine, though are probably worse than pot scrubbers for basically anything you'd want.
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I now know more about sponges than I ever knew I would.
but what kind of sponge is spongebob?
If the movie is to be considered "canon" then I'd guess cellulose, based on the drying table scene.
But if we assume he's Spongiforma squarepantsii then he'd actually be a fungus.
If he was an actual sea sponge his frineds would have eaten him by now...
Saaame! 😂😂😂😂
@@weo1weo1weo1 a sea sponge look it up
The pattern I'm seeing: sponges that are shitty for cleaning seem to be perfect for aquariums! Fragrance free is always important.
This sponge tastes like crap! that's because I use it to clean the toilet. Great video thanks.
LOL
Bro
Id really enjoy a full length video of him tasting various sponges.
make sure to taste test your sponges before you use em in your aquarium kids.
Ok
I prefer to taste test them AFTER they've been in the aquarium a few months.
@@michaeljconway5983 same
Tried it... now i got corona
@@TheOne-hf9tb same
Well done,there's something I'd never even thought about,chemicals etc within the sponge and the actual composition of the sponge.I definitely learned something new here.The only thing I'd ever concerned myself with is not using the green abrasive scourers on aquarium glass to remove algae,although it is plastic,it is extremely abrasive and will scratch the glass making a mess that ruins the appearance of the aquarium.👍✌😊
thank you! all i keep hearing is sponge filter from dollar store but because i was unsure which were safe i held back. now i know what to look for in physical appearance AND what they are made of to look out for. my local dollar tree is full of safe ones!
Didn't realize there was so much to learn about sponges. Thank you for the knowledge
There's people that go to school for that 😎
How to figure out if an old un-wrapped sponge is safe for ur aquarium:
Taste it!
Growing up surrounded by maids and butlers, I did not know what a "sponge" was, let alone which sponge to use to build a sponge filter for my tank. This video saved my life, and now Alfred will be heading to the Dollar Tree store to buy a synthetic sponge.
I'm sorry, was there a joke here, or are we just supposed to be laughing at you directly?
The idea that the commenter has the money for maids and butlers, but is sending his butler "Alfred" to the Dollar Tree to buy cleaning supplies for a DIY aquarium sponge is hilarious! Sorry you missed out on the laughter due to your confusion.
You just saved my entire aquarium. Thank you for the vid, i know alot more about sponges
I don’t really see a recommendation for a sponge I just see the bad ones what do you use for a good one specifically for HOB aquaclear
*really* wish that the “no smell” blue curvy-hexagon sponges were in the video... (I don’t recall the brand, but I think I saw them at a Target...)
This guy just a sponge eater. Hahaha good vid man
The Mighty Wissassin omg i thoyght the same thing as hes tasting sponges here
Haha, I guess you guys didn't grow up doing things like tongue testing 9v batteries or digging up fossils (tongue test is commonly used to confirm small fossils)
Lots of things are easiest to check with a quick touch of the tongue
@@MischiefandFins Kinky
What is useful and not useful and WHY. Excellent "how to tell" video. Thank you.
Thank you! I didnt understand why the sponge in my filter disintegrated. So helpful!
Did the fish still live?
Yes, and I replaced the sponge with a coarse inorganic foam
You just made me put a green scrub in my mouth.
But yes, it did not give me any taste and it doesn't absorb water, so now I placed that scrub on the exit of my filter to reduce the force of the flow (but flow volume is still the same) for my betta.
Thank you!
You could try a spray bar
Well Iv'e just realized I have been using a non aquarium sponge for cleaning the inner walls of my fish tank and cleaning the air hose. I hope that its okay just to use it for cleaning.
If you've had it for awhile then anything that was going to come out probably has already, but I'd definitely get something else whenever it comes time to replace it.
“Put it in your mouth” is very funny to me. Great video! Thanks for all the information!
I just found some Brillo Basic Scrub Squares at a local Dollar Tree. They smell terrible, really don't want to taste them. They don't have any information on what they are made of. Nice large porous holes, pretty uniform. Size about 2"x 2" x 1" square. Would they be safe to use in filter??
In moments of need I have used unbleached coffee filters. Probably not s great idea but it did the trick.
Great! You just answered the question that's been on my mind every since I got my first tank.
Glad you found it helpful!
Now, would these sponges be safe for just a quick wipedown of the glass? Big difference in what leaches into the water in a few minutes of use vs. months of being used as filter medium.
My whole aquarium with guppies has been devastated it 3 days after I installed that cellulose sponge. Only a single catfish survived. You don't wanna use it definitely. I wish I watched this video before.
the best cleaning sponge I have come accross ius simply an air sponge filter cut into bits and glued to a stick or use the sponge filter pads and wrap them around a stick
I can now say I've tasted a sponge.
what about microplastic in poliyteran sponges? When I washed my dishes with these and scrubbed hard, the sponge left micro pieces of the dark green scrub part on the plate. I don't want that in my tank. I thought you would recommend natural sponges, not plastic ones.
Can I use mr clean clean magic eraser on my glass aquarium
no
Ok thanks. At my school I give out baby platys. U can buy extras and my friend said that she was going to buy a sponge to use for water changes. Now I know which ones to use. Thnx
That's a great way to spread the hobby
Now I wish I have watch this video before I bought all the sponges!
Wait i'm confused which ones are safe?!
General rule: Anything made of plastic that isn't perfumed. Other materials rot, or hold water that can grow dangerous bacteria if you just use them for cleaning.
Plastic sponges usually have holes that are very similar in size and usually have a slight shine to them, while cellulose sponges tend to have no shine at all and have some very large holes and some very small holes.
Plastic sponges are always the same flexibility, cellulose sponges get hard when they dry out.
This wasn't about telling you any specific safe sponge since brands vary by store and location, it's just a few hints on how to find plastic sponges in your local stores. You're more likely to find them in hardware stores or discount stores than in places like Walmart.
I do remember seeing that on a packaging of cellulose sponge, it even says not aquarium safe (probably for the reason that it will break down).
@@MischiefandFins is scotch brite okay?
Angelfish Unlimited I just bought a polyurethane foam chair pad at the fabric store for $5.
@@denirotaylor4261 No
I thought was whats best sponge to use for cleaning glass not for filter! Haha. Just get proper filter sponge it is not expensive! 👍
It's "general use safety." Sponges don't work as well for cleaning glass as poly-fiber or those melamine pads
"Filter sponge" is usually very narrow and can't be used for a lot of things, like building up surface area for shrimp/scuds, or DIY prefilters for HOB or canister units. Most fish stores in smaller towns also don't carry it except for pre-cut fluval pads, which are $14 for what amounts to $1.50 worth of coarse sponge.
Do you have something to recommend on Amazon I can get for cleaning a Betta fish tank’s glass? It has a lot of green buildup
I keep a couple of japanese trapdoor snails in my 10 gallon betta tank, they work pretty well for "auto cleaning" and breed pretty slowly (I started with two, now I have five, in a month I'll trade the extras for betta food at my local pet store)
Manual cleaning, I have the best luck with just cutting a bit of filter floss, I buy large rolls like this because I use them for filter media as well www.amazon.com/Aquarium-Filter-Media-Pad-Roll/dp/B01KYS02EG
These also work really well, but are harder to get into corners with www.amazon.com/STK-Extra-Cleaning-Sponges-Kitchen-Bathroom-Furniture-Leather-Car-Steel/dp/B01CYTW58Y/
Either of those solutions works far better than any sponge I've used.
I don’t know if I need any snails or anything in the tank. It’s only a 5 gallon and my Betta seems to be a bit more aggressive than other Bettas I’ve had. I am trying to keep the water warm, clean, and filtered but that green stuff keeps piling up. It might be from the filter but I’m not sure.
betta will generally leave the larger snail species alone, and japanese trapdoor generally leave your plants alone. More frequent water changes and less light (only leaving the light on for 6-8 hours a day instead of 10-12) can help, but generally the best way to deal growth on the glass is wiping it off with one of the things I listed above.
You forgot to include the brand of the yellow sponge we CAN use, I have one at home but without the plastic wrap, so I don't really remember the brand. I would like to know where can I buy the one u use.
i used all of sponge my fish still alive .already 2years
I've used every kind of sponge imaginable in my 38 years as an aquarium enthusiast nothing has ever happened LOL
LOL, fish ARE hardy. I use any sponge i can find, unless they break down i dont care.. Never lost a fish YET.
@@karmone11 just lot 4 expensive beautiful ranchus 😔
How to tell if polyurethane has other additives or not?
Are scrub daddy sponge/scrubber safe? It doesn’t mention anything on the packaging that you say otherwise. Thanks
Other than the label is there another way to tell if a sponge is antimicrobial/anti mildew? I found these black sponge sleeves that fit into my hob filter perfectly. The sleeves sponges are rather coarse so i am planning on putting some Polly fill in them and sliding them into the hob cartridge slot. If it helps the sleeves i am talking about are those that you find in shop vac wrapped around the main filter and it's black.
Didn't know this, thank you.🇨🇦
I didn't know sponges where a food group.
RIP Spongebob
Great vid. When you speak about more dens DPI and say its not good for top filter you mean its not even possible to use is in overflow?
I'd never use sponges in my fish tank but this is a very interesting video.
Thanks.
I had no idea what I was looking for when I needed one for a DIY filter, so I thought maybe the info might help others.
Would a "safe" domestic sponge - with little holes, make it hard work for the motor that drives the filter and burn it out?
Just a thought.
I guess just check on how much water is coming out if it’s very similar to what it was before the sponge it will be fine.
I have put many things in my mouth during my lifetime, however, a sponge has never been one of them. I can't stop laughing!! :D bahahahahahaha!!!
I have a small filter which pours water from a distance (from upside) on a rectangular foam/sponge and it holds all the debris of my 2 gallon tank. Can I use plastic pot scrubbers in place of it?
I don't think pot scrubbers are a super great way to do mechanical filtration, big stuff will get caught but it will eventually break down and work through. If you're looking to save on replacing the sponge that soaks up the debris, it's probably better to use filter floss, which you can just replace and throw away for pennies.
Helpful tips for beginner like me!!
Glad you found it useful. That's always the goal
Lol i bought some from walmart, and when I before I put it in my tank I noticed it was moist right out of the package, and realized there was some kind of additive in it, even though the package did not say that there was.
I am currently using a wound vac. I have several of the foam sponges that are no longer sterile (had to use the drapes from them). The foam is a black polyurethane sponge. It contains no additives. Can I use this to make a sponge filter?
just bought 60 sponges online I hope they are good they taste like nothing but not sure if my filter is strong enough but hope it is
Excellent video. Do you know if chux original superwipes are safe for cleaning the inside your fish tank?
Not all polyamides are made from nylon. Synthetic polyamides can be made from nylons aramids or sodium polyaspartate.
how do yyou know how it interacts with your tongue.
this man tasted sponges for us. take care of him
something new every day...thx bud :)
Any more information about the fibers on the sponges? I bought filter sponge from ebay an the seller said it was for aquariums. Its black, pores are even but big, (I didn't put it in my mouth though) it also didn't say anything about chemicals for mould or anything, was assured it was for aquariums.
So I chopped it up, washed it good an used it in 2 of my betta tanks. Wasn't a week later an my bettas in those tanks are now dead 😭
I contacted the seller an all they could tell me about the sponge was that it was made from "original fibers" whatever the **** that means!
I am so gutted.
It can only be the sponges as I didn't remove any other media from the filter.
Any advice? Aside from binning the sponge as that's already done
Can I use cellulose sponges to just clean algae off the inside glass of an aquarium?
I bought a sponge specifically for aquariums with a wand. I rinsed it out multiple times because I had previously used it on another tank. When I used it on my Betta tank to clean black fungi, it created foam. Lots of bubbles. What is this?
I brought a sponge that looks like a sponge
Amazing! thank you! Tasted my sponge - should be okay for my turtle lol
awesome research brother
Open to everyone can i use the driverschoice sponge from dollar tree for my filter
But are the green scrubbies OK to use? Thankfully I'm using the correct sponge.
Is that the last one can use for aquarium filter?
Okay... so when packages say “NOT SAFE FOR AQUARIUM USE”, I thought it meant for handwashing/scrubbing/cleaning. From your video, it sounds like you mean use as a filter. Is this accurate??? What about sponges safe for cleaning???
If it says not safe for aquariums, it generally means there's preservatives or scents which are dangerous, and they should be avoided for any reason.
That said, sponges kind of suck for cleaning. A wad of poly fiber or melamine pads (like Mr. Clean magic eraser) work much better. Again, unscented.
Melamine does leave behind microscopic plastic balls, which coral will ingest, and can get stuck in gills in large amounts, but I've never heard of anyone having issues as long as you have good mechanical filtration and do water changed regularly. Lots of big aquariums use it. Still worth being aware of.
Great info, thanks. One question though, how do you know what limestone tastes like? :)
It tastes like wet concrete smells, more or less.
But as for me personally, fossil hunting. Lots of "is this a fossil, or just an interesting looking rock? Press it to your tongue and if it sticks hold onto it for further testing later" goes on in that
do you use these sponges and if you do how ?
Awesome thanks for the info👍👍💯
What about a magic eraser?
I have the urge to munch on some sponges now xD
This is very helpful information, thank you!
So open and taste them on the store first before buying
Gr8 b8 m8, r8 8/8. Str8 ir8.
Can you use luufa sponge ?
2:00 😂😂😂 honesty appreciated.
You can always get a cleanup crew throw some apple snails in the tank to get rid of algae
How about silicone sponges?
Thanks for showing this! Needed this for the fry tanks, new sub👍👍
Which one works for a turtle tank
Filter
Hi. What’s the best sponge to use for cleaning a plastic tank? I used one that I thought was a no scratch sponge because it was with my fish tank accessories. Unfortunately it does seem to scratch the plastic. Do you have a favorite?
I've had good luck with melamine foam (the magic eraser things), it has never visibly scratched my acrylic windows. I can't say it won't scratch any plastic, though, so if you don't know what kind of plastic it is I'd definitely do a small test area to be sure.
Mischief and Fins
Great, thanks!
Help plz!!! Can I use any of these to baffle my filter??
What about dollar store luffa body sponges for a diy gravity filter?? It just says: Polyester
I'd soak it for a few days to be sure, but I don't think I'd have any hesitation using polyester luffa. Only thing I'd think is it might plug up a lot easier than pot cleaners.
Could I put a cellulose sponge in for fish like ottos and Plecos?
Cellulose sponges should always be considered not safe.
Thx.
Question, not sponge related. But do you happen to know if Greenbrier International Styrofoam (rough texture, white, small) balls are safe to use? I want to make floating moss balls on fishing line anchored with a rock for my aquariums? TIA!
Styrofoam is generally considered completely safe.
Very helpful. Thankyou.
how about that loofah vegetable core , is it good?
Is scotch Brite not okay??
i have one of the cellulose yellow-and-green sponges that i use to clean the glass (on the inside), but its only in the tank for a short time. will that cause issues too? are the agents going to leach and affect my fish?
I don't feel like it's worth the possible risk. There isn't any way to know for sure what they are using, because they don't publish it, but digging through patents suggests that the chemicals in use are biguanide compounds and the like, which are highly water soluble.
No way to know exactly what they are using, or how much they use, so we don't know the safety, only that the manufacturers tell us not to risk it.
My opinion is: if you like using a sponge, known safe sponges are $0.50 each so there's no reason not to use them instead.
Angelfish Unlimited i get you. i was going to get one of those magnet glass cleaners, just havent had the opportunity yet (live in the middle of nowhere, yay) so i decided to use what i could find. i will stop using that sponge. thank you
Tell this to the mattres i cut for my aquariam
how about acoustic panel ?
What I got from this video: Squeeze, Sniff and Lick your sponges before using. If the holes aren't even, or if it tastes funny, it's made of cellulose, so don't use. If it smells funny, it's got perfume, so don't use.
Very comprehensive and informative, thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Can i use it bro
Really good and helpful info
So helpful! Thanks
Very informative video
Is scrub daddy safe tho ?
That was fantastic!
Thank you!
What about natural sea sponges? Loofa sponges?
Most sea sponges leave behind skeletons made of calcium carbonate or silica spicules, which are too hard/rough to be usable for most things. While they'd probably be OK for filter media, they will slowly dissolve (or quickly dissolve, depending on flow). One would affect water chemistry, the other would cause diatom blooms.
A few sponges have skeletons made entirely of fibrous material called "spongin" which is pretty similar to horn, and I have no idea how long that material lasts in water before it begins to rot.
Properly processed luffa is probably close enough to wood to be counted as such (since it's almost entirely xylem). The big puffy things with a similar name (loofah) are generally plastic fiber, and should be fine, though are probably worse than pot scrubbers for basically anything you'd want.
Thanks.
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Is scotch brite safe?
I think i hear an African Grey parrot in the background? haha