Polyfil in a box filter question

[16gallontanker]

Do yall ever use polyfil in a box filter and if so did yall like it ? How long till yall start noticing a difference in water clarity ? Did yall ever see hairs from the polyfil in the tank and if so how did you stop them from doing that? Here's the box filter I'm using in my 20 gallon tank

 

[GaryE]

I use pillow batting. The very loose type is a problem - messy. But the stuff in sheets works well.

 

[16gallontanker]

I use pillow batting. The very loose type is a problem - messy. But the stuff in sheets works well.

I messed up and bought the original polyfil in a 16 oz bag I guess when I run out of that I'll look into pillow batting but is there any way to get rid of the loose fiber or is it inevitable?

 

[16gallontanker]

I got a idea I put a filter sponge pad on top hoping it will hold the polyfil fibers in the filter

 

[16gallontanker]

Here's it in action

 

[Colin_T]

We used sponges in box filters so you didn't have to replace anything.

 

[GaryE]

We used sponges in box filters so you didn't have to replace anything.

I've been going in that direction, as that way, there is less waste. Poly in the environment - there's enough of it already. I've been cutting and shaping old filter sponges. Box filters are very under-rated tech, and I use a lot of them. I plan to go 100% sponge once the pillow batting is all used. I have part of a bag going.