New 5.5 gallon divided Betta tank!

TheMightyQueenPixie said:
Be careful with filtering small tanks with bettas...The current is too strong for them and they will get tired and die....Small filters dont allow you to adjust the flow rate and are designed for max. aeration of the water...This constant high flow is what gets them.As always, I stand behind my bare bottomed, not filtered jars...A snap to clean and much easier to keep a healthy Betta in.
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That's true..that's why i went with an undergravel filter - and the air flow in the uplift tubes is low...a lot of people don't realize that under gravel filters don't need a lot of air flow to work properly - mine is set low and the tank is crystal clear.
 
easy enough

my betta is in a planted 2G with UG - plants healthy and growing, betta healthy and happy and all I do is use a small gravel vac twice a week to clean up - not any more work than cleaning an unfiltered system.
 
So...an AquaClear filter wouldn't do the trick? I've used mine for years. I just make sure the water level is high enough so that it does not create too much water current/irritation/etc.
 
My Betta has been in his filtered 5 gallon tank (35GPH) for a few months now. There are many parts of the tank where there is very little current and the fish seems quite happy. He has a plant to break up the current a bit and a cave to take shelter in, which he does occasionally. (Or every night, for all I know. He's on my desk at work.)
 
Sponge filter works fine for betta tanks. I wouldn't use the ugf...especially if you're planning on a planted tank. I have a divided 5 gallon with a mini whisper for filtering. It has an adjustment on the back for flow control...just set it on low. You could also put a dense type of plant under the filter outlet to break up the current a bit.

I also have a 25watt heater placed on the side opposite the filter. This is a planted tank and there is an oto on each side with each betta.
 
i have a 5.5 betta dueplex for the divider i just took a peice of hard plastic and drilled holes in it for better water ciculation and i also cut a chunk out of the back of the divider at about mid highth and put a 25 watt heater in sideways. i didnt really do any thing t really secure it in place i just cut little notches on the lip at the top of the tank and let the gravel hold it in place.
theres also a small gap between the divider and the tank walls for ottos to slip through. as for filtration i use two red sea nano sponge filters one on each side in the corners. my tank is also planted and have moneywart for the back ground plant and i have a aqutic bannana plant a couple of java frens and som bronze wenditi (not sure if thats spelled right) and for lighting to keep the plants nice and healthy i have a icandesent light strip for a ten gal with two compact floresent bulbs in it (this combo allows more watts per gallon). and i also have a ADF in there and he has a lillte cave to hide in the i made by glueing peices of slate rock to gether.
 
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