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    Posted: April 20 2007 at 11:27am
I have a 24 Gal Nano Cube that has been up for about 2 months and I suppose it is now time to replace my sponge filters. When i went to purchase them they are costing about $11 a piece. that doesn't seem to bad until i realized that there are two in the first chamber of the over flow and one in the second.
 
Does that seem like over kill to have 3 sponge filters in the tank? Do i really need more than one?
 
I have tried to research this online, but i have found nothing, so i thought i would come to the most reliable source i know of.
 
Any help is greatly appreciated.
 
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That sounds like a lot of sponge filters to me, but then again who am I to know...  So here's a question for anyone, is there a way to clean a used sponge filter and re-use it?  Just curious...
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Originally posted by superman1981 superman1981 wrote:

is there a way to clean a used sponge filter and re-use it?  Just curious...
 
Yes you can ... you can place them in your clothes washer with a cap full of bleach .. use hot water and extra rinse ... or just rinse them out under tap water ....
 
 


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Thanks for the info. That is good to know. does it really need 3 sponges? What would happen if i only put one in?

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When we had a JBJ 24 nano we just used one sponge with no problems.
 
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I've never replaced a sponge -
with that said - I rinse mine once a week when I do my water change.  I also put live rock in the back and it works great.  I now have 4 nanos and love them and a 54 gal corner.
 
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Thank you all for the help on this. It has helped tremendously.
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