AQUANEAT Aquarium X Large Bio Sponge Filter Breeding Fry Fish Tank (X Large up to 150Gal)

Editing for understanding sponge use. (FYI, I use my husbands account.) I'm using a whisper 300 air pump on this 150g aquarium (I left the translucent pipe on for this one). The better the air pump the better the sponge's work! On a nano Petco 3.5g tank I over filter with a 4" sponge, but I use the air pump it came with. On my Hugger 3D 8-6g nanos I use about a 3" to 6" tall sponge with a 150 whisper air pump. On 20g tank I use 5.5" tall 4"w sponge but it works best with a whisper 300, but a 150 will do, just shorten the distance between the pump and the tank it's pushing air into. The faster the bubbles the better it cleans. Fish adapt to the flow. The flow can be altered by making the translucent pipe longer shorter or TAKING IT OFF! You can also purchase a air split valve. Pending your preference. Be mindful... restricting the air will limit the sponge's effectiveness. I hope this helps someone. I wish I knew before trail and error. ;)Over 20 years into this hobby and I am changing my artificially planted 200 gallon aquarium into a planted aquarium. (Seen here: I purchased a few live plants from Amazon, the tree stump with a hole in the top is also from Amazon. See other reviews where I shared under the products I purchased.) This 220 gal sponge filter is awesome. I always over filter my aquariums so they only require a little human physical maintenance. I have an under the tank sump system that’s huge! There is a sock, bio, chemical, and sponge filter under it, and this 220 sponge filter inside all working together to keep this planted tank on schedule for its transition. I love this sponge because its huge! I can use the solid and heavy base to glue plants onto, and I use the sponge to add an extra level to the 2ft tall aquarium by siting caves or plants on driftwood on top of the sponge. When its tim to clean the sponge you can detach the sponge from the base and put it back on the base and put the cave and planted driftwood back on top once done. The sponge has a little gap between where the base and the sponge connect which is awesome for scavengers to keep the area clean or put more plants to help conceal the sponge and still get enough light to grow. This picture was taken after the fish ate, and I am saving the big clean up for after all the plants arrive and are placed in the aquarium. I will update this post like I always do, after some time has passed. This has been about a week, but I have other post reviews that show pictures before the sponge filter was put in. The really long log has artificial plants on it now, but the plants that are floating in the background are going to replace the artificial plants. The best part about the sponge filter is it will work even if you have to clean the sump, you’ll still have the sponge filter going, and vice versa, plus there’s very very little work on the hobbyist side because the water will always be super clean thanks to over filtering the aquarium. I would recommend you get a sponge filter and stay creative and clean! YEAH I CAN GO A COUPLE OF MONTHS WITHOUT PHYSICALLY CLEANING 200 GALLONS OF AQUARIUM WATER WITH OVER 100 FISH AND OVER 100 PLANTS IN IT WITH AN AWESOME VIEW! 🥰 Get one!

It was way bigger than what we were thinking it would be. We actually have it in the regular large tank with the bigger fish. No issues and has been working great. Served as a very good hiding place for a baby fish born in the adult tank and we found it when we moved the filter to clean the tank.

a sponge this size can house an enourmous amount of bio loading.

Good price. Works well.

Very extra large sponge filter. I used for my indoor goldfish pond. It sink right away when it placed in the pond.