I have a sponge filter in my main tank only used when I need to QT fish...Do I need it to be attached to an air pump for it to remain seeded or can I just unplug my air pump?
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More flow thru the media (in this case the sponge) the more bacteria will for a to handle the nutrients.-Jim-
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Most sponge filters have perforated tube inside the sponge to allow water through the sponge, there will also typically be a riser, either off to the side or in the center of the sponge with the air outlet located inside of it, as the air bubbles rise to the surface through the riser they create negative pressure thus drawing water through the sponge and perforated pipe. It then follows the air bubbles out of the top of the riser.__________________________________________________ _____
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In the sense that they are constantly releasing bubbles yes, imo the similarities end there. Thats all an airstone will do, make bubbles, the sponge filter will also serve as biological, and to a lesser degree, mechanical filtration along with the bubble aspect.
Imo, if I am going to have an air pump and tubing in there, may as well have the added benefits of an extra, seeded filter too.__________________________________________________ _____
Try not to be a man of success but a man of value. -Albert Einstein
Wise men speak because they have something to say, fools because they have to say something. -Plato
Say what you mean and do what you say. -Alot of people
110G, 65G, 10, 300G Pond
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