BettaFishMommy Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 at the auction this spring i picked up a little Elite hob for my kiddo's betta tank. well dagnabit, i hated the dang cartridge system it uses! so i made a small little mod........ cut a piece of an Aquaclear sponge to fit inside the filter, and notched out the area for the intake tube. this is how you would fit it into the filter and this is what it looks like once the filter is running it works great, very little to no bypass, and if you are running a small tank with just a betta and a couple ramshorns (like i am), it is plenty enough surface area to hold the right amount of beneficial bacteria. i've been running the filter with this mod since mid April and have had to rinse the sponge only once and there has never been any possibility of the filter overflowing due to it backing up/gunking up. best part is, no more dang cartridges! lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evolution Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 This is just a memo from Hagan head office... You're fired! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BettaFishMommy Posted June 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 lmao Will! too funny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Posted August 26, 2010 Report Share Posted August 26, 2010 I'm going to have to try that on my little feeder tank, the stock filter kinda sucks. Thanks for the info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLake Posted August 26, 2010 Report Share Posted August 26, 2010 Yeah to keep buying filter media they reccomend is expensive. Its akin to getting the engine flush before your oil change at a lube joint. Good mod. Simple but looks effective! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BettaFishMommy Posted August 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2010 to date this mod is the smartest thing i've ever done fishy wise, lol. quite often when i do a water change on the betta's tank i forget to rinse the filter sponge and it has never clogged or overflowed on me. on a side note, whenever i'm at the lfs and i walk past the filter cartridges i just roll my eyes these days, lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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