Re: [Killietalk] Sponge filters

["L. Langione" <lonlangione at suscom_net>]

Just a note of caution. "Real" cotton balls are an organic material and will
rot or disintegrate in water. Be sure you are using polyester instead of
cotton.

Lonny Langione


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Jeffcanbefound at aol_com>
To: <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 2:30 AM
Subject: Re: [Killietalk] Sponge filters


>
> I need a fool proof way of making SMALL sponge
> filters. Reg size  filters just take up to much room in
> my smaller tanks. I have googled and  found some
> articles but they require drilling or some fairly
> intense work.
> or
> Does anyone have a source for SMALL filters? I am
> willing to  puchase.
>
> Lisa
>
> Morning Lisa. What I do, in my fry tanks is get a 1" PVC elbow, like you
can
> find in any hardware store,  stuff one end of it with cotton balls. I
place
> this in the far end of the tank. Next, I get a some air tubing, a small
air
> stone (I like the Disguard-A-Stone kind, as they are smaller than others)
and
> a suction cup that is made to hold air line tubing to the side of the
glass.
> After stuffing the 1" PVC elbow with cotton balls, I usually test to make
sure
>  that I did not stuff it too tightly by trying to suck air through it from
> there  other end. If the air cannot flow through easily, neither will
water.
> Once you  have the right amount of cotton in the elbow, place it in the
corner of
> the tank  in an upright position, like in an "L" shape. Then place the air
> stone at the  other end of the PVC elbow as far down as it will go, so you
can
> get the best  flow rate. Use the air tubing holder to hold the air stone
in the
> PVC elbow,  which will also hold the PVC elbow in one place. When
replacing
> the cotton,  just cut some from the used cotton ball and wedge it between
the
> new ones,  to keep your biological filtration going. I hope this helps.
Jeff
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