Memphis118 Posted March 19, 2018 Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 Currently I have a canister filter in my 17g tank. I was planning on adding a air pump to the tank, and debating on installing it with a dual sponge filter. Thoughts? Good? Not needed? What would you do NickAus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickAus Posted March 19, 2018 Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 Do you need it? No, Is it a good idea? Yes. Being a fish keeper and having a Betta sorority I always have a sponge filter in one or 2 of my tanks in case I need to set up a hospital tank, I once had a canister die on me and couldn’t replace it for a few days, having a cycled sponge filter probably saved my fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyzazz Posted March 19, 2018 Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 Agreed! Always have a cycled sponge ready! NickAus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy6107 Posted March 19, 2018 Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 4 hours ago, wyzazz said: Agreed! Always have a cycled sponge ready! +1 NickAus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColForbin Posted March 19, 2018 Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 I use dual sponge filters for this reason. Just take half and put in a new tank to an instant cycle as well. NickAus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memphis118 Posted March 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 Sounds good. I ended up adding a dual sponge filter on top of my existing canister. More surface space for them to pick at, extra filtration, who can argue with that. NickAus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickAus Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 If you don’t already have one you can also stick a medium grade sponge over the intake to your canister filter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyzazz Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 And if you have HMF's you can easily stuff a sponge in the void they create in the corner or back of your aquarium. This keeps them cycled and ready to go! NickAus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILikeAsianBooty Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 Dont really like the eheim intake, the shrimp still get sucked up til they eventually end up inside the canister or die from trauma. I had to tie some cheese netting around the filter with the sponge on to prevent further casualties. Also use a dual sponge filter with the canister btw..idk if its over filtration or not but I ended up ordering the nag also to try out. NickAus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickAus Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 With canister filters you have to worry about the outlet as much as you do the inlet, baby shrimp can easily get thru the holes in the spray bar, Even hang on back filters can be an issue. I was forever finding shrimp in my HOB I had no idea how they got there, the inlet has a stainless steel shrimp screen covered with a sponge, Kinda like the photo above. Then one day I saw this. The power cable to the heater is hidden in that corner and the shrimp use it as a highway to the yummy stuff in the filter. I fixed the problem. And yes I have cleaned the filter since that photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memphis118 Posted March 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 6 hours ago, ILikeAsianBooty said: Dont really like the eheim intake, the shrimp still get sucked up til they eventually end up inside the canister or die from trauma. I had to tie some cheese netting around the filter with the sponge on to prevent further casualties. Also use a dual sponge filter with the canister btw..idk if its over filtration or not but I ended up ordering the nag also to try out. yeah, i removed the intake from the eheim, and currently using a steel mesh I got from Hans Aquatic. Works wonders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILikeAsianBooty Posted March 22, 2018 Report Share Posted March 22, 2018 22 hours ago, Memphis118 said: yeah, i removed the intake from the eheim, and currently using a steel mesh I got from Hans Aquatic. Works wonders. Just copped a 16mm to try out from amazon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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