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03/10/2006, 01:49 PM
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Good place for large square sponges for a wet/dry?
Hello all,
I have a 72 bow front tank + 20 gallon sump with 180lbs LR and 120 LBS live sand. My wet/dry system in the sump is square, unfortunately I'm not home now to take the measurements, and has bio balls in it. In a few weeks I'd like to slowly remove the bio balls and place sponges in there instead. Anyone know of a good place online to find these sponges or what type to buy?
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72g SW + 20g Sump, 2x150 HQI, 2x130 PC Actinic, Calc Reactor, RO/DI, Wet/Dry, 11w UV 75g FW Planted, 4x65 PC, Auto Pressurized CO2, Eheim 2217 + Fluval 404 and Aquamedic 1000 CO2 Reactor, 18w UV |
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03/10/2006, 02:16 PM
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Location: Bellmore,NY
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I don't use sponges anymore, just filter socks. The sponges like the bioballs can potentially be nitrate factories in your type of setup. If you have a submersible pump, you may want to use a prefilter sponge.
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I wish I could think of something clever to write here... Current Tank Info: Custom 170 gallon 54"x30"x24" low iron rimless glass tank, 20g fuge, 100g sump, AquaC EV 240 skimmer, Geo Calcium reactor |
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03/11/2006, 07:49 PM
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so....what should I put in the wet/dry? Nothing? If I did want to replace the bioballs with just large sponges, where could I buy some?
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72g SW + 20g Sump, 2x150 HQI, 2x130 PC Actinic, Calc Reactor, RO/DI, Wet/Dry, 11w UV 75g FW Planted, 4x65 PC, Auto Pressurized CO2, Eheim 2217 + Fluval 404 and Aquamedic 1000 CO2 Reactor, 18w UV |
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