Hamburg Mattenfilter

[rubinsteinnyc]

Has anyone tried one of these? Is it practical? Looks like a good way to save up some money and surface area is better than on a circular sponge

stumbled upon it watching this :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=km0Ig...eature=related

[illumnae]

I've used it before in a pleco tank set up. Don't know how to measure filtration, but it kept my water parameters as it should

[Emilio]

It's the best sponge filter or even the best filter. I have been using this for 5 years and I am very happy with it.

[bleublaze55]

Ive seen a couple breeders use that same method. It seems to work very well. If i didn't want a planted tank i would use that inside my big tank as well.

[Moon]

I converted all my 15 discus tanks and five pleco tanks to mattenfilter. Works great, less maintenance and takes up less space.

[rubinsteinnyc]

good stuff guys! anyone else? do you use just an airstone or a powerhead? do you see the dirt on the WHOLE surface of the foam?

[rubinsteinnyc]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RitkNdxQjko

[Chicago Discus]

how do you clean it?

[rubinsteinnyc]

i suppose ( just my wild guess) due to the relatively large surface of the foam as opposed to a normal sponge filter you clean it very scarcely and when you do, you just clean it mechanically, rinse it and squeeze it out in drained water from your tank and voila! I am really liking it, the day i set up my discus tank, i will set this filter up with two small powerheads.

[joanstone]

http://www.janrigter.nl/mattenfilter/
http://www.swisstropicals.com/Poret%...oam%20Q&A.html

[Emilio]

I will say it again...the "BEST" filter! Here is a video of my tank with a Hamburg Mattenfilter. Enjoy!

[roundfishross]

I tried this setup personally in 20 g long breeder tanks. with two air lift tubes and a 200 watt heater there was not enough water movment to keep the tanks at an even temp( heaters ran all the time). A power head would have fixed the problem , but this was in a breeder tank room with 30 tanks running on a central air driven system. I was not about to buy or run 30 power heads. so for me this hamburg style setup was a big fail!

[Moon]

I have a air lift tube made out of 3/4 PVC. Works great in all my tanks even the 65's. Power heads will be too costly. My central air system handles all my tanks with good circulation.

[Moon]

how do you clean it?

Just rinse the foam.

[roundfishross]

I have a air lift tube made out of 3/4 PVC. Works great in all my tanks even the 65's. Power heads will be too costly. My central air system handles all my tanks with good circulation.

I was using two 1/2 " maybe that was the problem.

hey, also in hiend sight I'll bet being a 20 long the shortness in hight of the lift tubes had a negative effect on the flow rate to.????