Re: Commercial sponge filters

[Wright Huntley <jwwiii at pacbell_net>]

Charlie Langton wrote:
> I know most of you folks are clever do-it-yourself-ers when it comes to
> sponge filters.  KillieTalk for the past week surely proves that.  But is
> there a commercially available ready-to-use sponge filter any of you would
> highly recommend for a 10 gallon permanent, well-planted set up with a
> flourite substrate?
> 
> If you feel uncomfortable mentioning a brand name, maybe you could list what
> I should be looking for in such a filter...

It is more a question of what looks best in a display tank. I'm setting up 
a 20G Extra Tall, which is the same footprint as a 10. I'll probably use a 
Fluval 1 inside power filter as an aesthetically acceptable device with a 
lot of potential for creating the current my Lampeyes like.

If you want air-driven, the Hydro-Sponge filters available at :

http://www.jehmco.com/PRODUCTS_/FILTRATION/Hydro-Sponge_Filters/hydro-sponge_filters.html

are good, as are the (discontinued?) Tetras. A lot of us favor the Dirt 
Magnet (Jungle?) as a lot of filter for the money.

Wright

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