Steatocranus sp red eyes Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 Hello, I would be interested to know what kind of filters you use with your tanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wui39 Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 I read your reply on how your filter works and I would love to give it a go some day, especially if it is keeping your tank that clean. Personally I use cannisters, Hang on back, air driven sponges, internals and a few gravity pond filters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterboy Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 At the moment it's canisters on the large tank and little internals on the smaller ones... But i prefer mini reefs, i find they work the best for me, especially saving me time cleaning them.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymes007 Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 i run sumps filters, external cannisters, internal cannisters, undergravel and sponge/air filters. the sumps run my 8fters and my bank of breeders. the external run in my display tanks so do the internal undergravel combined with air/sponge on a few 4fters. I find that the sumps are great, low maintenance and crystal clear water. I use the green noodle matting, wool sheets, bioballs, small bits of broken cavity brick and lava rock. cheers Jaymes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mianos Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 I've got: - a built in overflow box and filter in the tank in the reception area at home - overhead spray box on the main display tank at home - internal box filter in the sand substrate tank in the study at home - external trickle filter on the little tank at work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 3 tanks have DIY wet/dry setups, two have Aquaclears with the larger of the two having an internal power filter as a supplement. I also have a top filter running as an algal scrubber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 I use Cannisters on my larger tanks and corner filters and sponge filters on my smaller tanks and fry tanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTR73 Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 I use external canisters and internal canisters - a Sacem Marathon 1000L/Hr on my 3ft breeding tank, a Jebo 900L/Hr with a 1400L/Hr internal canister on my 4'x18"x18" display tank, and a 600L/Hr internal on my 2ft fry tank. My Jebo external is only just cutting it with my 4ft so I've just ordered a Sacem Marathon 2000 external as a replacement. Great canister filters those Sacems and very impressed with my Marathon 1000. AOA sells them. My experience is external canisters are the filter to use on bigger tanks, with internal cansiters as a backup filter. Internals are a cheap alternative but are high maintenance (clean 'em every 2 weeks), they clutter up the tank and a don't have the biological capacity of an external. I guess that's why so many people have at least one external canister somewhere in their aquarium setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-1000 Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 I use hydor canisters. Great bang for buck and good quality. G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakes Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 i have 2 tanks..one with mini reef and one with ext. cannister. I find the mini reef requires less maintenance but is noisier and not quite as effective at mechanical filtration since it draws from the water surface rather than from further down the water column. oakes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huzzy Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 not quite as effective at mechanical filtration since it draws from the water surface rather than from further down the water column. ← You can modify your weir to allow water from lower down to enter the sump. i have seen molded plastic weirs with hollow centres and 2 walls, and also the more crude glass weir with smaller holes drilled down lower than the water line. its risky, should your sump pump fail....the other option is to add a cannister to that tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D6C1 Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 This is my main tank display filteration: http://www.aceforums.com.au/index.php?showtopic=22092 On smaller tanks, I use internal filters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTR73 Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 A mate of mine is looking at upsizing to a 5x2x2 for his Africans. He plans on using a Hydor 900L/h being used on his current tank, and his spare Sacem Marathon 1000L/hr. Given that both canisters are fairly decent filters in their class, and he'll use one for biological and the other for mechanical, will this be sufficent for a 5ft? Or will he need to look at something much more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuong Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 I think it's sufficient, as long as it's not over stocked. I only run a Eheim 2228 on my 6'x2'x2' with a couple of sponge filters. Although I probably get away with it as it's barebottom and I do twice weekly water changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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