Mainly because I had one at the time, but I like them because they can maintain a low flow. For example, this is a 20 gallon sponge filter (so I can move it to the big tank easily for speedy cycling) but if I used a 20 gallon hanging style filter the flow would be too much and stress my little axies.
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