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When I first got into the hobby alot of people used these filters... Diy, simply a piece of foam, siliconed to a piece of tile and you use a pvc pipe thats perforated as a lift tube. I used to use them in all my tanks. Then hydrosponges became popular and I switched. The past year I made a bunch and use them in some tanks. Really a very easy and cheap filter. Just curious how many people still use some or remember using them!
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al
I started out with about 20 just like that. 4" Poret cubes siliconed to a tile with 3/4" PVC cap in between and PVC lift tube. Finally converting most of my tanks to Mattenfilters. Wish I had done it that way from the start.
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Adam,
lol, yep looks familar!
Got any pictures of the Mattenfilters you are using?
al
Here's one being broken in with an L134 group. Mattenfilters don't break in after a few weeks like normal sponges. After several months, something magic happens. They only need to be rinsed every 12-18 months, and they handle particulate matter better than floss. Also really convenient for fry, as you can just drain behind the filter after vacuuming. Just a got a diamond bit from Jehmco, so now the only thing left is to have a couple drinks and drill the tanks for even easier maintenance.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-Ls7q4QBzw
Moving picture to show how much water a large Jetlifter moves. Forgot to mention, they don't clean the glass for you. Still working on that.
Hey Al
Always have made my own filters. 3/4 inch pipe to make an "L " shape. Lift tube length
depending on tank depth with a 1/4 inch hole drilled at an angle about 1 inch from top
to accommodate air line. Bottom part of "EL" about 4 or so inches long, drilled with multiple
1/4inch holes, capped at the end, hydro 5 slipped over it and your good to go.
Jay
and works great.
Hey Adam,Quote:
Originally Posted by Adam S
Thanks for the pics. I tried using them before and the worked great. The only problem I had was during big water changes with fry in the tank I had some losses of day old swimmers get "stuck"to the filter material as water level dropped. Have you had any problems with fry?
al
Hey Jay, How are you? Hope all is well! Finally over the winter !Quote:
Originally Posted by brady
I never tried the hydros like that but sounds like they would work great. Take a few pics!
Al
I tried these using Poret sponges, which look very similar. But I couldn't stand the break-in period when you have to let gunk accumulate.
OCD wins again!
Willie
No problems with fry. Of course pleco fry stick with dad for 2-4 weeks, so they don't really have the chance to get stuck until they are pretty well developed.
It took me a while to get over the gunk thing too. Still siphon daily, but it's probably unnecessary.
The price of hydro Sponge is really cheap here. About SGD$3.50 (less than $3 USD) and it's available everywhere.
The replacement Sponge is SGD$2.
Not cost effective to DIY.
But I have to admit there's really alot of satisfaction with DIY products...