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Old 01-16-2009, 05:20 PM   #26 (permalink)
ZID ZULANDER
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Originally Posted by pbfreakon View Post
Seems like placing the sponge on the intake side would increase the frequency of required cleanings. Less surface area on the inside of the sponge would get gunked up faster. This, of course, assumes the sponge is a cylinder with a hole through the middle...the way it is on a 501.
The sponge would have smaller size particles getting trapped onto it since the water would have to go thru the other side with bio media and any other media you would put on that side. The sponge would be the polishing media before it returns to the tank. It would take longer for the sponge to become clogged not faster.
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