pond filter for large aquarium?

[vaderbanger]

im going through all my options for a filter and most say that for a large aquarium (220g) a wetdry is the best.
but i had an idea, what about pond filters? they filter huge amounts of water.
has anyone tried this? is it even possible?

 

[Ghost_knife]

sounds like an absolute mess, pond filters are ment to drive a sprinker head or a waterfall, I would not put one in my tanks, they are big and blocky too

 

[vaderbanger]

well i thought i can hook it up to a spray bar somehow lol

 

[Ghost_knife]

Thats possible, but the base of the unit would have to be in the tank somplace and It's huge on it's own ( the ones I've seen in this purpose anyways ) It may work, if I had a big tank to try it I would possibly

 

[vaderbanger]

well i found some canister filters for ponds that are meant to be outside the pond not in, the only thing that will be in the tank is a small submersible pump.
but something must be wrong with this idea other wise i think it would be popular lol

 

[chefkeith]

If it were me I'd get 3 canisters (Filstar XP3's) and be done with it.

 

[vaderbanger]

lol thats what i was afraid of
3 filters to clean ouch!

 

[Raskolnikov]

Two XP3s have proven more than sufficient on my 210g.