Ten gallon tank help
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The best lid for the aquarium is likely to be one made by the maufacturer... so it depends what tank you have, or you can measure a bunch and DIY,.
Not sure what you mean by a filter under the water, do you just mean submersible? or is the picture of an undergravel filter what you want?
Personal I am unlikely to ever use an undergravel filter.. for something that stays totally in the water, I would use a sponge or mattenfilter.
Not sure what you mean by a filter under the water, do you just mean submersible? or is the picture of an undergravel filter what you want?
Personal I am unlikely to ever use an undergravel filter.. for something that stays totally in the water, I would use a sponge or mattenfilter.
Hands down a sponge filter. I use a Hydra brand one, i like it. I got a 20 gal rated one for my 10g. Honestly its probably my best filter lol
Also if you have live plants, and a light fish load, you don't even need a filter.
I used to use under gravel filters many, many years ago, but the are smaller hang on backs or sponge filters (if you don't mind them taking up a portion of your tank). Remind of what fish you want again...I think I've seen several options for you.
I want a betta fish with a couple of tetra's. I hear what your saying, but woul the gravel filter work? I sorta want it, but more important to me Is the fish.
The problem with an under gravel filter is that, while great biological filtration, it works by sucking the waste and poop down into the gravel.
So it's an incredible effort to clean, not like you can just take sponges out and clean them in the sink... It's all gravel vacuuming.
Not to mention it will not play well with rooted plants.
If you want to use one, it's your tank and you can have at it. No downside for fish.
Just keep on top of maintenance, monitor water quality especially for nitrogen compounds, and don't keep rooted plants.
So it's an incredible effort to clean, not like you can just take sponges out and clean them in the sink... It's all gravel vacuuming.
Not to mention it will not play well with rooted plants.
If you want to use one, it's your tank and you can have at it. No downside for fish.
Just keep on top of maintenance, monitor water quality especially for nitrogen compounds, and don't keep rooted plants.
If you want to use an internal filter, in your case I would use a sponge filter. No internal filter is aesthetic, but if you say you only want a betta, it is a good choice. It cannot hold a couple of tetras, tetras are shoal fish, and require a minimum number of specimens to keep them comfortable, forget the exact number, but I'm sure they would not be less than 10
