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    diy sponge filter"does it work?"

    hey guys, just made 4 sponge filters for my fry tanks. i could find anything on utube. so i looked at some on aquabid, the only thing is they dont show a brake down of there stuff. but maybe any of u guys with these can tell if they look right. i know theyre not pretty but functional





    i cut tile into 4" peices, then took 3/4" pvc and cut it to where it was just long enough to break the surface of the fry tank, about 6". i then drilled several holes aprox.3/8". i bonded them together with a 2 part poxy,i found a giant bio sponge for pond filters in some hole in the wall of a place. still havent found any more.cut the sponge down to about 4" squares. it was round so i had some scrap.i got six out of it. i got them all tied into 1 pump and a 5 way adjustable junktion.im pretty sure it works, i just dont have anything to compare it to.
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  • #2
    I would say you did it great. I dunno if 4 sponges would be necessary for a fry tank, but don't listen to me. The ones I've made I put gravel inside the pipe to give the sponge more weight but I really like your bases. Should work good for ya.

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    • #3
      i think your pleco is pissed
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      • #4
        no, no i have 4 fry tanks set up in my room. i put them in that tank because ive had for awhile.good starting point for new filters. ya pleco is pissed,i put all the other fish in a 55 to cycle, i didnt want to chance with him. its only temperary.

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        • #5
          looks good... replace it with bigger black sponge.. will be really nice...

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          • #6
            Good Job

            Mine are made with 4" ceramic tile and a 4x4x4 block of foam glued to the tile with silicone. the 3/4" pvc is removable and cut with slices on a saw rather than drilled holes.
            An inch below the top of the PVC pipe there is one angled hole for the air line to enter the pipe and the air stone keeps it from comming back out.
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            • #7
              ya i wanted to go with the blak sponges, but couldnt find any.ill be keeping those sponges, it was the only thing i had to buy.27 bucks=6 sponge filters, i found 4 for like the same price on aquabid but had to pay for shipping too, so not a bad deal.

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              • #8
                I buy them from the same guy in Canada. Let him look for the black sponge and drill allllll those holes. I do make some minispone out of ells for my shoebox fry tanks. Ugly as sin but do the job.
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                • #9
                  yes. 1 of those filters kept my 46 bowfront clean for months

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                  • #10
                    stop being cheap!
                    I ate my fish that died.

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                    • #11
                      What kind of sponges you guys using? Where are y'all getting it from. Inquiring minds want to know

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                      • #12
                        I use Azoo filters in my spawn tanks. they are small enough to fit inside a beany box. But I still use the 4" cubes in my growout tanks 15g and above.
                        Last edited by PhishPhreek; 02-13-2010, 02:03 AM.
                        'Dear Lord,' the minister began, with arms extended toward heaven and a rapturous look on his upturned face. 'Without you, we are but dust ...'
                        He would have continued but at that moment my very obedient daughter who was listening leaned over to me and asked quite audibly in her shrill little four-year old girl voice, 'Mom, what is butt dust?'

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                        • #13
                          Assumes that comment was directed at someone else.

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