Ceramic Sponge Filter

Mechanical filter media should be packed in first so that it receives the flow of raw water.

Ceramic sponge filter.

All water should come in contact with this mesh part of the filter before it reaches any biological or chemical filter media. The aquarium filter working isn t something that is really visible. Other features of this sponge filters. The polymeric sponge method produces open cell structures by impregnating a polymeric sponge with a ceramic slurry which is then burned out to leave a porous ceramic.

Comes with a bag of ceramic media balls. This has lead many aquarists to fear that changing the aquarium filter will lead to a biological crash because filter changes throw away all of the good bacteria. Nano tanks tanks housing betta and shrimp tanks are good examples of places where a sponge filter works as a primary filter. I also have a cascade pennplex 300 canister filter and that one i stuffed with sponge in the bottom followed by some ceramic bio media then a thin layer of padding i ripped apart from an unused aqueon cartridge then a little more sponge ceramic and last a tiny layer a foam from the cartridge since the water flows through in the bottom and just up the filter.

Special ceramic bio filter media upettools aquarium sponge filters compatible with one container with ceramic bio filter media inside which help to remove harmful substance and increase oxygen level in. The package contains a bag of ceramic media balls one double sponge filter that comes with two containers and a total of two spare sponges. About 2 of these are other filter supplies 1 are filter cloth. With 2 strong suction cups to keep the filter stay in place.

2 filter media containers can put other kind of. For secondary filtration they re an excellent option and a clever setup can serve a lightly stocked tank up to 60 gallons as a primary filter. Filter parts are detachable easy to install image 5 show the steps. A similar myth is that the majority of the tank s beneficial bacteria population live in the activated carbon filter sponge floss and other filter media.

Mechanical media is intended to remove larger particles from the water thus eliminating clogging in other areas of the filter. It is worth mentioning that this device must be utilized with an air hose that comes with a standard size of 4mm and a powerful air pump to ensure maximum performance. Removable sponges you can take down the sponge from the filter easily to clean or replace it. As a primary filter sponge filters are somewhat lacking.