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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Adam,
lol, yep looks familar!
Got any pictures of the Mattenfilters you are using?
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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.
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,
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?
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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
At my age, everything is irritating.
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...