Uploaded June 2022 | Updated September 2026, 12 hours ago

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I love how easy and bulletproof sponge filters are, but they do have some annoying quirks about them that other filters don’t have, so let’s talk about sponge filter hacks!
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🛒 MATERIALS I USED
(I work for Aquarium Co-Op but do not receive commissions from their links.)
▶ Sponge filter: aquariumcoop.com/products/aquarium-co-op-coarse-sponge-filter
▶ Check valve: aquariumcoop.com/products/check-valve
▶ Air stone: aquariumcoop.com/products/never-clog-air-stone
▶ Power head: aquariumcoop.com/products/aquarium-co-op-power-head
▶ Carbon-infused filter pad: aquariumcoop.com/products/carbon-infused-media-pad
▶ Ammonia-absorbing filter pad: aquariumcoop.com/products/ammonia-reducing-filter-pad
▶ Phosphate-absorbing filter pad: aquariumcoop.com/products/phosphate-media-pad

📚 RESOURCES
▶ How to Install a Sponge Filter + 3 Bonus Tips: youtu.be/BS7gIHUkhuo
▶ How to Clean a Sponge Filter + 3 Bonus Tips: youtu.be/AxX3Byy7cAg

🦐 EXTRAS
▶ Instagram: instagram.com/girltalksfish
▶ Merch store: girltalksfish.creator-spring.com

EDITOR: Angela Guererro at angelaguererro.com

ATTRIBUTION
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