Go to Home Depot and buy natural sea sponges. They are in the paint aisle.
Rinse the sponge out completely, spray it with a disinfectant like chlorhexadine. Let it sit for a bit and rinse it out again.
Wet it but don't squeeze out the water. Just let it drip out and pop it in a water bowl. Put the sponge/bowl in the tank. Place a piece of cardboard on top of the tank screen.
Repeat every few days. Leave more water in the sponge during sheds.
Good luck.
I presume this is in addition the existing water bowl, and not putting the sponge in the normal water bowl? Regarding the cardboard...should it cover the entire top of the tank screen (minus the heat lamp area of course)?