Melamine sponge (Magic eraser) for...

[philosophile]

So I know plenty of people are usingMr. clean magic erasers to clean their glass.

What I was wondering was if they are reef safe, and they have a ton of surface area... could you use them to house nitrifying bacteria? Because they’re soft and bendable, you could shove them into places that you couldn’t get live rock in, and the more surface area for bacteria, the better, right?

Thoughts?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I’d say it’s too dense. Probably more expensive than sponge or floss.

 

[philosophile]

I’d say it’s too dense. Probably more expensive than sponge or floss.

Water passes through it pretty easily, it’s less dense than live rock certainly. It actually kind of floats and you need to wedge it down to keep it from floating.

They’re about a dollar a sponge, less if you go generic. I’ve stuck two in my sump this morning as a mini experiment.

 

[Koigula]

I would not use formaldehyde-melamine-sodium bisulfite copolymer foam as a food source for bacteria outside of a strictly experimental tank.

It will not contain formaldehyde and bacteria may eat melamine but I would not be the first to go that route.