ac110 sponges?

[mark razmandi]

the instructions say the sponges need to be replaced every two months but they seem to be very rinsable, can i just keep rinsing them forever or do they need to be replaced? i already bought a bunch of ac sponges of different sizes for use in my marineland filters because its a cheap alternative for me and i dont use carbon in my tanks


same question with the bio max media it comes with

[Somefishguy]

i rinse with tank water.... they should last a long time before u need to replace..


Of course they are gonna say you need to replace em... that's how the make money after u buy their filter

[mark razmandi]

i rinse with tank water.... they should last a long time before u need to replace..


Of course they are gonna say you need to replace em... that's how the make money after u buy their filter

thats what i figured, i jsut wasnt sure if the thing would break down, i got them in all my filters now lol

[Somefishguy]

yup i like them a lot too...

just make sure you use tank water not tap water to clean them

[mark razmandi]

what i usually do is clean them REALLY good in tap water and then rinse them even more in tank water to make sure there isnt any chlorine in it....

[geoff_tropheus]

I have re-used AC110 sponges for almost 5 years now.

I just rinse and re-use as needed.

[Somefishguy]

the reason i suggest not using tap water is because the sponges are course and lots of beneficial bacteria colonize it.... if you rinse them with tap water then you might send the tank into a mini cycle...of course that's will just depend on if you have other items well colonized with bacteria

[geoff_tropheus]

IF you also keep the bio-media then I have not had a problem using tap water or using a second filter.

If your not, then use clean dechlorinated or discarded aquarium water to clean your sponges.

[mgarrido]

If it's not the only filter that you have in your filter, rinse very well with tap water.

[mark razmandi]

yea, i have multiple filters that dont get cleaned at the same time along with lots of media so i always use tap because i can get alot more pressure outta tap than i can with tank water in a bucket

[mgarrido]

yea, i have multiple filters that dont get cleaned at the same time along with lots of media so i always use tap because i can get alot more pressure outta tap than i can with tank water in a bucket

Cheers bro!!!

[mark razmandi]