Prefilter Sponge

[skie]

Fluval ...damn spell check

[Wes]

Hey Carol I have the fluval G3 filter should I still add a sponge to the inlet tube? Or is my mechanical pre filter is sufficient? Thanks

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Carol is is out of the discus hobby, she is breeding bull dogs. A sponge on the intake tube lets you see the waste and you will remember to clean it. I use aquaclear 50 or 70 sponges as prefilters. Poke a hole with a pair of scissores and your ready to go.

[lx2077]

Thanks wes and I have also been told due to the amount of WC's we do there is no need for carbon use in our media do you yourself agree with that?

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[Wes]

Thanks wes and I have also been told due to the amount of WC's we do there is no need for carbon use in our media do you yourself agree with that?

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yes, I only use it to remove meds after done treating for illness. Here is a good thread on carbon. post #12 by Yogi is really intresting.
http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showth...bon-for-Discus

[DISCUS STU]

I made one by cutting the plastic foam sponge from an Aquaclear filter sponge, the one that usually goes inside the filter. Originally I did this so the fry didn't get sucked into the intake of my Eheim. It can also be used for the Aquaclear intake.

Yup, they should be wrung out under the tap every few days.

[jim LI]

I used these Eheim pre-filters. a bit expensive, but they look better to me than a plain sponge. they are easy to clean. i use them on my 2- 2217 filters on my aqaurium.

http://petus.imageg.net/PETNA_36/pim...3_main_enh.jpg

[sajeevv]

I got a whole stack of nice pre-cut and grooved sponge, black from some server and hard drive equipment packaging that came in. I put them in the Fluval 405.

[Skip]

I made one by cutting the plastic foam sponge from an Aquaclear filter sponge, the one that usually goes inside the filter. Originally I did this so the fry didn't get sucked into the intake of my Eheim. It can also be used for the Aquaclear intake.

Yup, they should be wrung out under the tap every few days.

i did the same thing.. i got the sponges wet.. than put them in the freezer.. WAY easier to cut or drill

[ericNH]

Glad this was stickied. So simple an idea, and yet I never thought to do it! +1 to my overall tank care...

[yim11]

I got a whole stack of nice pre-cut and grooved sponge, black from some server and hard drive equipment packaging that came in. I put them in the Fluval 405.

Be careful that isn't fire retardant material, if it is you may have problems with the fish.

[BinaryRun]

Brief question, (hopefully this topic still get's read )

Do I place the pre-filter over the inlet strainer:

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Or remove the inlet strainer and place it on the inlet tube itself?

[Wes]

Brief question, (hopefully this topic still get's read )

Do I place the pre-filter over the inlet strainer:

viaaqua750strainer.jpg

Or remove the inlet strainer and place it on the inlet tube itself?

Yes, I slice a hole in the sponge and use my finger to make it big/deep enough to slide it over.

[BinaryRun]

Alright, so you slide it over the strainer?

[Filip]

Alright, so you slide it over the strainer?

Yes , the sponge goes over the strainer . The strainer goes in to the hole of the sponge .

I wrap up the strainer with filter floss layers instead of sponge for prefiltration . Its a finer material than sponge so it traps the finer parts of debris , but it also requires more frequent changing/ cleaning than sponge does.

[discuspaul]

For those of you who might be interested, Pet Smart stores usually have available the Fluval Edge fine mesh pre-filters, which are very efficient and attractive. They readily fit well over most HOB & canister filter intake tubes - I've used them for years.
Check out the link below:

http://www.petsmart.ca/fish/filter-m...6-catid-300089