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It might be more appropriate to say “different”. But decibel wise I would say less. With the co-op air pump and the easy flow, it’s a nice water trickle sound and that’s it. Another consideration was power loss- a lot easier for me to backup the sponge filter (the air pump has battery backup and can run off USB external power if needed). To me- the canister felt like a pain to clean. It felt like a process to open and clean and I always seemed to make a mess. For whatever reason mentally I was always worried about the canister turning off or getting air in it or leaking- the sponge has given me more peace of mind- which allows me to enjoy my tank even more 🙂

This is point I didn’t think about! I had actually cleaned it thinking it was clogged- I would have reset its progress there 🙂 Yes, it’s a small area, but certainly can plug it will some poly- I’ll do that! Thank you so much for your wisdom 🙂

Hi All, Looking for some advice. I switched my tank to a sponge filter from a canister. It is a soil with sand cap; planted 75 gallon. Sofar I love the quieter noise, and far easier operation. I have great flow with the easy flow adaptor 1/2 showing at the surface. Tank parameters: stable at 20-25 Nitrates, PH 6.8-7, mid range for GH and KH. No Ammonium or chlorine. My challenge has been the sponge only seems to be using the top 5-10% of the filter. I connected my airline to the handy port. My water doesn’t seem to clear up from the sponge. I put in a small oase skimmer and hair tied a piece of white sponge to it to test- this seems to clean the water overnight (and gets very dirty). So my thought is that the air isn’t creating enough draw to use both sponges. I am wondering if I should place the air line with air stone and place it further down in the lower sponge. Anyone else have experience with this? Pictures of the tank(sorry low res, hi res was giving me problems), and a closeup of the top of the filter and my test skimmer setup(freshly cleaned) Thank you in advance!