Hey Blake. I need to watch your channel more often. You’re looking good. I love watching your channel for the product, knowledge and your disposition as a person. Keep up the good work.
I love sponge filters I;ve even got one that has a built in pump. (sunsun brand). however I would like to direct you to a clip by prime time aquatics that explants why you don't need to rinse them out in tank water. I now rinse mine out in tap water and no harm done.
Yeah that video and the science behind it was a revelation. How much easier is it to rinse under the pressure of regular tap water and it has next to no impact on the bacteria. Game changer.
Thanks mate, im not familiar with that one ill check it out. I mean.. i do wash mine out under the tap but I didnt want to tell everyone else they could just in case
here in the USA - Swiss tropicals sells the very best with their lift tube design- I sell sponnge filters but use the ones I get from Swiss Tropicals in my own tanks .
Hi, I'm going to start new 120 gal tank for guppies, platies, swordtails and tetras. It should be durted, with gravel coup, min light. What spange filtration would you suggest?
Blake, with cichlids, would you have a recommendation of how many or how effective sponge filters are compared to the larger cannister filters? I had been using undergravel filters with power heads, then added a cannister filter in addition. Now in my 30 to 70 gallon tanks I'm starting with hob and sponge filters or just a sponge filter only. I just don't know which is more effective. One of my hob filters gets clogged really fast and overflows, which is really annoying. I just don't know how much the sponge filter does for water quality and breaking down waste.
Its only going to be as effective as you maintain it. The only difference between a canister, hob and a sponge is that the former use a pump to circulate the water. All of them are just moving water through a sponge. Theres millions of successful cichlid tanks worldwide running all combinations of the 3. I personally just have a large sponge filter in each corner of mine
using fine sponge filters in my tanks and plantroots grow into them and there's shrimp all over them, both seem pretty good at keeping the filters clean for me at all times hahaha
Soooo i havn't cleaned my betta sponge filter since end of november only plants is 2 java ferns am I a bad person? lol the water clarity is good the flow hasnt changed with the bubbles its a fine sponge filter it looks kinda dirty but nothing else seemed affected otherwise so i always just leave it alone.. Maybe i should clean it next water change lol...... I am still new to all this and this has been my well technically 2nd tank did the mistake of no research got a betta in too small of a tank and ended up doing a fish in cycle in his new 10g tank in november.
Once my tanks have been established and plants thriving i use my sponge filters for moving water and filtering only. Beneficial bacteria grows everywhere. For this reason I clean my sponges out every two weeks. I use tap water also. I'm with Prime Time aquatics about washing under tap water. Works for me. Same with cannister filters. All sponges washed under tap water. Rest of the media is washed in used tank water.
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🤣 you are a blood legend mate. Thanks for always dropping the positivity it means a lot
I use course sponge filters on all my breeding tanks, another great video full of great info 😊
Hey Blake. I need to watch your channel more often. You’re looking good. I love watching your channel for the product, knowledge and your disposition as a person. Keep up the good work.
I appreciate that!
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Very thorough vid, Cheers Blake 💋
I also use the dirty water from squeezed sponge to ‘seed’ new tank set ups 😜
Fish Keeping Rules and so do your videos!
Appreciate it mate!
Mine are full of peace lilly roots lol.I just pulled out to of my sponge filters on my plecos tank and half the sponge stayed in the tank 😂
🤣🤣 yep
Great topic Blake!!! I enjoy sponge filters as well as HOB filters depending on the tank setup
Right on!
Great video, Thanks for sharing.
I love sponge filters I;ve even got one that has a built in pump. (sunsun brand). however I would like to direct you to a clip by prime time aquatics that explants why you don't need to rinse them out in tank water. I now rinse mine out in tap water and no harm done.
Yeah that video and the science behind it was a revelation. How much easier is it to rinse under the pressure of regular tap water and it has next to no impact on the bacteria. Game changer.
Thanks mate, im not familiar with that one ill check it out. I mean.. i do wash mine out under the tap but I didnt want to tell everyone else they could just in case
Fish keeping rules!
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here in the USA - Swiss tropicals sells the very best with their lift tube design- I sell sponnge filters but use the ones I get from Swiss Tropicals in my own tanks .
Fish keeping rules 🤘
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They're alsonggod backup filter during power outages since they only need air
Do you have a rough rule of thumb for filter size per tank size when it comes to sponge filters?
I just got with the xy380 (large size) for tanks 2ft and above, xy180 for tanks below that. Just size kt to suit your tank space
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Appreciate it 👍
Hi, I'm going to start new 120 gal tank for guppies, platies, swordtails and tetras. It should be durted, with gravel coup, min light. What spange filtration would you suggest?
I always put an air stone inside mine.
Good one! I do when I am organised 🤣
Blake, with cichlids, would you have a recommendation of how many or how effective sponge filters are compared to the larger cannister filters? I had been using undergravel filters with power heads, then added a cannister filter in addition. Now in my 30 to 70 gallon tanks I'm starting with hob and sponge filters or just a sponge filter only. I just don't know which is more effective. One of my hob filters gets clogged really fast and overflows, which is really annoying. I just don't know how much the sponge filter does for water quality and breaking down waste.
Its only going to be as effective as you maintain it. The only difference between a canister, hob and a sponge is that the former use a pump to circulate the water. All of them are just moving water through a sponge.
Theres millions of successful cichlid tanks worldwide running all combinations of the 3. I personally just have a large sponge filter in each corner of mine
using fine sponge filters in my tanks and plantroots grow into them and there's shrimp all over them, both seem pretty good at keeping the filters clean for me at all times hahaha
Thanks for sharing
How often should you replace the sponges? Mine are 3years old should i replace them with new ones ? Tia.
I never do, only if they start to deteriorate
Soooo i havn't cleaned my betta sponge filter since end of november only plants is 2 java ferns am I a bad person? lol the water clarity is good the flow hasnt changed with the bubbles its a fine sponge filter it looks kinda dirty but nothing else seemed affected otherwise so i always just leave it alone.. Maybe i should clean it next water change lol...... I am still new to all this and this has been my well technically 2nd tank did the mistake of no research got a betta in too small of a tank and ended up doing a fish in cycle in his new 10g tank in november.
Fishkeeping Rules!
Have you been on some health kick big guy...looking good.
Yes sir 😄 thanks
@BlakesAquatics good on ya man, good to get healthy...keep it up..🏴
How lost so much weight bro looking good
Thanks mate. 25kg lost so far 👍 just eating right and trying to be more active
Once my tanks have been established and plants thriving i use my sponge filters for moving water and filtering only. Beneficial bacteria grows everywhere. For this reason I clean my sponges out every two weeks. I use tap water also.
I'm with Prime Time aquatics about washing under tap water. Works for me. Same with cannister filters. All sponges washed under tap water. Rest of the media is washed in used tank water.
Thanks for sharing