attached an ATI sponge filter to the intake side of a Rena XP? I'd like to use the sponge filter as a prefilter. I'm pretty sure they're close to the same diameter. At least close enough that I could cobble together an adapter if necessary.
Blaise
Has anyone ever...
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Blaise,
Yes, I did exactly that with a Rena XP2 on my 20 long whan I had a bunch of baby shrimp I did not want sucked into the filter. The tubes are about the same diameter, I just slipped the ATI sponge over the existing intake. Worked great until the sponge clogged and seriously reduced the flow.
If all you want is a prefilter, get one of the square sponges designed for the Aquclear HOB filters, and just use scissors to cut a hole about the size of the XP filter intake. I was doing that on the XP3 I have in the 65g when I had guppies. The aquaclear sponge is more porous, so it doesn't clog as quickly (though it will eventually reduce flow).
Another alternative that takes up less tank space is to get some "filter bags" - little drawstring mesh bags designed to hold filter media inside a canister filter, and tie that around the intake. I saw Rachel O'Leary doing that in her invert and fry grow-out tanks. Cheap and easy and less likely to clog.
HTH, Chris
Yes, I did exactly that with a Rena XP2 on my 20 long whan I had a bunch of baby shrimp I did not want sucked into the filter. The tubes are about the same diameter, I just slipped the ATI sponge over the existing intake. Worked great until the sponge clogged and seriously reduced the flow.
If all you want is a prefilter, get one of the square sponges designed for the Aquclear HOB filters, and just use scissors to cut a hole about the size of the XP filter intake. I was doing that on the XP3 I have in the 65g when I had guppies. The aquaclear sponge is more porous, so it doesn't clog as quickly (though it will eventually reduce flow).
Another alternative that takes up less tank space is to get some "filter bags" - little drawstring mesh bags designed to hold filter media inside a canister filter, and tie that around the intake. I saw Rachel O'Leary doing that in her invert and fry grow-out tanks. Cheap and easy and less likely to clog.
HTH, Chris
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