Mature Media ?

[sjolliff]

I was goin to see weather my LFS would squeeze a sponge out for me.
But does he just squeeze it into a bag and how long do i have till i add it to my tank?
also is there any probs or dangers doin this?

 

[OldMan47]

The biggest danger of any donated media is deciding that you trust the tank it came from to be disease free. If you don't trust the source, don't use the method. I clone filters from one tank to another so my only real risk is if something has gone un-noticed in my original tank and now it is being spread to a new tank. I use filter squeezing for my own clones but I do it by cleaning an old filter in the new tank instead of using a bucket. The nastiness that I use for that kind of clone is much more than you will ever see in a squeeze of a filter that you carry home in a bag. I need to vacuum the whole tank out after the mess settles in the new tank but it almost always gives me a good start.

 

[martinking]

Its worth having a look on the Mature media topic to see whether there is anyone close that would give you a sponge instead of just a squeeze, there is a big difference!

Cheers