Filtration-Air

Spare compatible sponges are available for many filters please see the 'Filters - Sponges' page (see link in menu to left)..

Huey Hung Sponge Filters
Large surface area. Operated by an airline from your air pump. These filters are proving popular with Discus breeders
who demand the cleanest aquaria.
Airline fits inside stem. Easy to strip down for cleaning. Sponge sits above tank base & doesn't get clogged up with debris so more air for the bacteria
in the sponge to do their job. These are well thought out filters.
Stand alone design on many models with weighted base (no need for suckers on many models).
Many filters are capable of being fitted with a powerhead for increased flow.

The complete filter to the left with the inner core middle photo & a close up of the inner core to the right.
Some Discus breeders are already trying this & have found them very beneficial.
Bear in mind this is a calcium based core so water hardness will be affected. Rift Lake cichlids or hard water loving fish will greatly benefit from these filters.

	Algarde Biofoam 45 Filter - Loose. We have discontinued this filter.				Algarde Biofoam 45 Foam Element. Sold Loose. Our Price £1·33

	Algarde Biofoam 200 Filter. A powerful sponge filter. I use loads of these in my fish house. These are posted without the retail card shown in the photo. These go out retail for £11.79 each Our Price £7·38				Algarde Biofoam 200 Foam Element. Now sold loose - even better price. Our Price £1·84 A long period of heavy use can leave your sponge looking a little tired. Why not treat your filter (& fish) - replace the old timer with a brand new sponge.
	Special Offer Buy 3 for £18·38 On current retail prices 3 are £35·37. Buy 3 & save almost 50%.
	Algarde Biofoam 200 - Sponge Fitting. Attaches sponge & filter stem to main body. Algarde have deleted this item. We cannot get further supplies of this item.				Algarde Biofoam 200 - Uplift clip & Sucker. Attaches uplift to tank wall. Our Price ·26p
	Algarde Biofoam 200 Adaptor Kit. Allows you to put 2 foam elements onto a single Biofoam 200 filter. Doubles the amount of nitrifying bacteria which convert ammonia to nitrite to nitrate. Don't forget to order an extra foam element. Algarde have deleted this product. We regret all our stock is sold out & we cannot restock.				Algarde Biofoam 200 Elbows. Allows you to alter sponge angle to vertical. Our Price ·41

Other Sponge Filters
We recommend the micro filters for fry tubs. Fry may be small but they excrete wastes. Fry get put into clean tubs with clean water. No bacteria to
kick start the micro system so you lose the fry. These micro filters look good. Put the sponge in the base of the parents tank & allow it to get coated
in nitrifying bacteria (or set the whole filter up in this tank). Put the filter back together & put in a fry tub. Don't clean the sponge out. A clinically clean
sponge is no good to anyone.
I've bred thousands of killies over the years & used margarine tubs to raise fry. Now you can put a proper filter in these tubs!!

The Mini Filter

Ideal for fry tubs. Killie breeders will find these fit into margarine tubs. They measure only 50 mm in diameter & total height is 75 mm.
Easily strip down to clean sponge in seconds. The foam is very fine & stops fry getting sucked into the filter.
Base comes with gravel base to weigh it down but this can be changed to carbon, peat etc.

Simple to strip down & clean in seconds.