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Post by Jess Puff on Jun 8, 2011 13:12:21 GMT -6
This is the Poret Foam filter I purchased from Jon (riftfish.com) for my new 29 gallon tank that I just setup. The first pic is showing the amount of surface for bio to grow. I think it's going to be amazing!  This pic is to show you how it looks behind the foam. I have an air pump hooked up to the PVC pipe and it pushes air/water up the pipe and circulates the whole tank. It is really cool how it works.  |
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Post by glenoweth on Jun 8, 2011 15:21:29 GMT -6
yeah when i set up the rest of my fry tanks i want to use some of these.
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Post by Jess Puff on Jun 8, 2011 16:43:06 GMT -6
They are definitely cost effective and Jon made it super easy for me by providing the PVC and cutting the foam to size.
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Post by jon carman on Jun 8, 2011 21:58:49 GMT -6
Looks like a perfect fit
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Post by Jess Puff on Jun 9, 2011 6:50:17 GMT -6
One question Jon, would it mess up the water circulation if I added an air stone to the tank?
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Post by jon carman on Jun 9, 2011 8:37:19 GMT -6
no, I would put it at the other end.
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Post by jon carman on Jun 9, 2011 8:38:20 GMT -6
how are the pieces.that you put,in the hob filters doing?
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Post by Jess Puff on Jun 9, 2011 8:52:10 GMT -6
Good. That's exactly where I put the stone. It just didn't seem like there was enough water circulation and I didn't want her to freak out when I put her in the tank.
They're doing fine. I just hate having filters hanging off the back of the tanks. I like the clean look that the inside the tank filter has... I will be switching all but my show tank to the inside the tank filters, I think.
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Post by jon carman on Jun 9, 2011 14:03:31 GMT -6
You might need more air pressure going into the PVC. In that size tank, the water should ripple from one end to the other.
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Post by glenoweth on Jun 9, 2011 14:49:27 GMT -6
with a filter like taht how often do you have to do whater changes?
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Post by Jess Puff on Jun 9, 2011 15:00:50 GMT -6
I will see about adding a larger air pump... that's probably the problem.
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Post by Jess Puff on Jun 9, 2011 15:25:43 GMT -6
I'm not sure about the number of water changes needed yet. Maybe Jon could answer that question?
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Post by jon carman on Jun 9, 2011 15:53:17 GMT -6
Water changes are the same. You still have the same number of nitrates, just a lot more surface area for bacteria to grow. If you think about a HOB for that size tank is 4-5" X 6-8" and less than 1" thick. The poret this way is the entire side of the tank(13" X 19" @ 2" thick) so the surface area between the 2 isn't even close. Plus this can also go in HOB filters and replace the carbon. So you should only have to get 1, and not replace every couple months.
It is also better than a traditional sponge because the pores allow water to move through easier with less maintenance.
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Post by glenoweth on Jun 10, 2011 8:42:04 GMT -6
Sweet.
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