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Offline greg y

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sponge filters
« on: November 11, 2013, 04:56:17 PM »

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Re: sponge filters
« Reply #1 on: November 11, 2013, 05:02:48 PM »
Yes, the Hydro pros are probably to best sponge you can buy.

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Re: sponge filters
« Reply #2 on: November 11, 2013, 05:09:03 PM »
What size should I get? It's going in a 20 long but I might want to move it around to different tanks to jump start cycling in the future, should I just grab the biggest one or will that be way too big in my 20 long?

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Re: sponge filters
« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2013, 05:48:30 PM »
I have 4s & 5s in my 20long. I take out the bottom spacer & cut the uplift tube in half.

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Re: sponge filters
« Reply #4 on: November 11, 2013, 06:32:10 PM »
I run them as is and skip the uplift tube.