cannister filter
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what size tank are you going to be filtering? most canister filters are upwards of 80 dollars. Your best bet is probably a nice HOB style filter (hang on the back) with a bio-wheel prefferably. Marineland's line of "Penguin" filters fit the title. You also want to take into consideration what kind of fish you will be keeping. If you plan on keeping cichlids or goldfish (some of the messier fish) you might want to get a filter thats rated for an aquarium a little larger than what your actual aquarium size is. I.E- if you have a 30 gal tank that your filtering you might want to get a filter thats rated for up to 50 gals. Shop around on line and find your self a good deal!
Try jcaquatics.com. They have a webspecial on eheim classic canister filters. I just got mine from them for 87 bucks before tax and shipping (total=$105). That was for model number 2215 which is good for tanks up to 90-something gallons. My tank is a 55 gallon tank. If it works as well as the box claims, it should clean my entire volume of water once every 20min. I don't know how long the special will last, though.
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Maybe I should've posted more details. I was in a hurry, as I don't have a computer right now and I had to use one in the library. I have a 29 gallon tank.
I'm looking at cannisters, as I am trying to convert to a planted tank, and the surface agitation is killing me, and I don't have DIY CO2 running yet,( lack of sugar and yeast.) Even more troublesome to me is that I built new lights and its around 80 watts odno setup. The problem is that I scrapped my old hood and I am using two sheets of glass right now. With the two sheets of glass , I had to hang my filter on one end of the tank. This reallly messes with water circulation. Also plant debre is constantly get into intake tube of the filter. I am going to buy a sheet of glass that covers the whole thing, but cutting it to fit a HOB is not appealing to me. I would rather cut two small curved holes for the filter intake and outake. Its a community tank and right now has 5 harlequin rasboras and 5 cherry barbs with 1 killifish.
I'm looking at cannisters, as I am trying to convert to a planted tank, and the surface agitation is killing me, and I don't have DIY CO2 running yet,( lack of sugar and yeast.) Even more troublesome to me is that I built new lights and its around 80 watts odno setup. The problem is that I scrapped my old hood and I am using two sheets of glass right now. With the two sheets of glass , I had to hang my filter on one end of the tank. This reallly messes with water circulation. Also plant debre is constantly get into intake tube of the filter. I am going to buy a sheet of glass that covers the whole thing, but cutting it to fit a HOB is not appealing to me. I would rather cut two small curved holes for the filter intake and outake. Its a community tank and right now has 5 harlequin rasboras and 5 cherry barbs with 1 killifish.
with such a small tank, why don't you try to make a DIY canister? Pretty cheap to do, although I've never done it myself. Look on-line. Just google "do it yourself canister filter." There's a site that outlines how to make one. Pretty cool actually. All you need is one of those water purifying things that people put under their faucets and a pump (plus some other parts). May be worth a try.
That DIY CO2 bubbler sounds interesting.............what is that, yeast, water, sugar, and an airsupply? Can you just start homebrewing with grain and let the CO2 bubble into your tank? At least, that way, you'd get beer and and a happy tank out of the deal.
That DIY CO2 bubbler sounds interesting.............what is that, yeast, water, sugar, and an airsupply? Can you just start homebrewing with grain and let the CO2 bubble into your tank? At least, that way, you'd get beer and and a happy tank out of the deal.
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For a 29 gallon a Filstar XP 1 should be good. At the U.S. Big Al's it's $60
http://www.bigalsonline.com/catalog/product.xml?product_id=22033;category_id=1711;pcid1=2885;pcid2=
A lot of people here have Filstars and like them. I bought a bigger one for my new tank, but it's not set up yet, it's just sitting in the box but I love to take it out and oogle it.... so I don't actually have any first-hand experience - yet.
http://www.bigalsonline.com/catalog/product.xml?product_id=22033;category_id=1711;pcid1=2885;pcid2=
A lot of people here have Filstars and like them. I bought a bigger one for my new tank, but it's not set up yet, it's just sitting in the box but I love to take it out and oogle it.... so I don't actually have any first-hand experience - yet.
Check out BigAlsOnline.com. They have a Hydor model 10 cannister for $52 that is for your size tank. Also the Rena XP1 is just a little more. Rena Filstars are too noisy, in my opinion. If you got the bucks, go for the Eheim 2213. It is really quiet.
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Try this site. The eheim 2213 is 65 bucks. The same one from Big Als is 73.
I've been looking around on-line at designs for a DIY CO2 infuser and had an interesting idea (at least I thought it was interesting). This is really kind of directed at everyone. Is it possible to take a submersible water pump and attach it to a gravel cleaner tube (much the same as they do for the DIY CO2 infuser) and fill it with canister media and kind of make a submersible mini-canister filter? I saw some of the plans and it seems possible......you might even be able to make your own outlet tube and mimic the the flow pattern of the bigger guys. Could this be a good idea for smaller tanks (like a 10 gallon)? It would also cost a heck of a lot less than a standard canister.
Try this site. The eheim 2213 is 65 bucks. The same one from Big Als is 73.
I've been looking around on-line at designs for a DIY CO2 infuser and had an interesting idea (at least I thought it was interesting). This is really kind of directed at everyone. Is it possible to take a submersible water pump and attach it to a gravel cleaner tube (much the same as they do for the DIY CO2 infuser) and fill it with canister media and kind of make a submersible mini-canister filter? I saw some of the plans and it seems possible......you might even be able to make your own outlet tube and mimic the the flow pattern of the bigger guys. Could this be a good idea for smaller tanks (like a 10 gallon)? It would also cost a heck of a lot less than a standard canister.
J'ever think of just a simple powerhead with a sponge on it? A lot less dorking around than a cannister filter, equally as effective, and no plumbing coming out of the tank.