Those aren't twin acs on the small tank, those are two red sea nano filters, the ac is on my 5 gallon,
My First Aquaclear 20!
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I use a 10-30g Aqua clear foam insert(with "bio max") in the bottom and a mix of Ammo-Carb on top in the bio net it comes with,after the new media needs changing. I change bag or clean foam every two weeks,alternating changes, to keep a good bacteria count going.
Bio max is a new upgraded insert to help with bacteria count.Same price.
Look for it on the box next time you shop for some.Love mine.
BettaFishMommy
finkids make me happy :-)
in my Aquaclear i've got one sponge (that came with it) and then loose biomax (any brand is pretty much good enough), and a piece of filter floss on top. works great. i usually replace the floss weekly during a water change, but this is a planted tank with wussy plants near the intake tube (yeah, my bad, lol) and it gets gunky in there.
I noticed the media looks new in the photos. is it all brand new and this is the only filter running on the tank? be prepared to do a fish in cycle, since there is no longer a filter full of good bacteria on the tank.
I noticed the media looks new in the photos. is it all brand new and this is the only filter running on the tank? be prepared to do a fish in cycle, since there is no longer a filter full of good bacteria on the tank.
mine all have 2 sponges and the bio media..
I have several AC filters.. placement is sponge,sponge , biomedia.
the sponges help cut back on detritus inn the bio media.
I have several AC filters.. placement is sponge,sponge , biomedia.
the sponges help cut back on detritus inn the bio media.
I also use double sponges in my AC's. I toss the carbon bag when I can't get anything more out of it and it becomes too clogged to be an effective bio-media. For my large tanks I use double sponge and poly-fil. I empty the bag of bio-media around the intake stem.
BettaFishMommy
finkids make me happy :-)
i keep a spare little sponge in that part that i slip on to the tank end of the U shaped intake piece when i take the intake tubes off to clean them. as long as the U tube end is completely underwater this works great for keeping your filter running while you do a lil maintenance & keeping your finkids from going for an impeller ride, lol. just make sure you shoo the finkids away before you take the intake tubes off the filter!
I agree with others on double sponges, etc. Get an A/C 20 sponge, cut a slit in it and slip it over your intake tube. Cuts way down on cleaning the internal sponges, saves babies and give you more filtration.
yaa i did that, since i have 2 red sea nano filter on my 2.5 gallon tank, and a tonnn of baby snails and shrimp, i got an extra AC pad and and cut it in half and slipped it over the intake thing...
i also put a second filter pad instead of carbon
What tools did you use to make the cutouts on your cover for the filters to fit? I need to cut my cover as well for my nano filter to fit and the cover to fit properly on top of the tank.
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I have the RS nano filters in my 2.5 gallon tanks. They seem to be fine in there. I also have a few ACs. Love the ACs. Very easy, very dependable. Much better than the penguin filters that I had used before.
