Good morning,
I currently have a Whisper 10 Power Filter (the one that came with the tank basically) for my 10 gallon. I also have the standard hood that came with the tank that only has the two sockets for incandescent bulbs. All that is in my tank are 4 tetras and 2 oto's, no plants at all.
1) I have never liked the way the clear glass incandescent bulbs look and would like to replace them more than likely. Would it be best to just buy the 10W or 20W Compact Fluorescent u-shaped ones that can screw into this type of hood (I think they are like 8$ each for the 10W). Or just buy one of the hoods that has the right flourescent fixtures (like 25$?). Or should I even change them because all I have is fish in the tank.
2) Is the Whisper 10 ok for this tank? I think it does a decent job but there are times that it seems water movement on the opposite side of the tank is very stagnant. I read on here a lot about the AquaClear 20 power filter and it looks very appealing. I even read somewhere about someone replacing their Whisper with a Aquaclear and in 1 day it was crystal clear, no algae etc.
Any thoughts on these 2 ideas I'm contemplating? Thanks!
I currently have a Whisper 10 Power Filter (the one that came with the tank basically) for my 10 gallon. I also have the standard hood that came with the tank that only has the two sockets for incandescent bulbs. All that is in my tank are 4 tetras and 2 oto's, no plants at all.
1) I have never liked the way the clear glass incandescent bulbs look and would like to replace them more than likely. Would it be best to just buy the 10W or 20W Compact Fluorescent u-shaped ones that can screw into this type of hood (I think they are like 8$ each for the 10W). Or just buy one of the hoods that has the right flourescent fixtures (like 25$?). Or should I even change them because all I have is fish in the tank.
2) Is the Whisper 10 ok for this tank? I think it does a decent job but there are times that it seems water movement on the opposite side of the tank is very stagnant. I read on here a lot about the AquaClear 20 power filter and it looks very appealing. I even read somewhere about someone replacing their Whisper with a Aquaclear and in 1 day it was crystal clear, no algae etc.
Any thoughts on these 2 ideas I'm contemplating? Thanks!