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hi, so this weekend my breeder has got 30 bettas for me :D i know with male bettas the less flow the better does this stand true for females as they generally have much smaller fins. my filter atm is aimed at the surface for agitation. there are plenty of lulls in the tank for them to chill if...

Hi guys, I have a 5 foot fresh water tropical tank and I'm using an ehiem 2012 internal filter, It generally keeps the water clear however there is a lot of fine particles in the water, is this filter too small for my tank? Any advise would be greatly appreciated.

So I'm wondering whether to change my filter. I currently have a hang on the back external marina s20. I cleaned the casing out last weekend and discovered it wasn't flowing last night and I had to clean it all out again. It's fairly new and my fish in cycle is not quite there yet, but I'm...

Hello   I am going to be doing a fishless cycle on a 20g freshwater aquarium and I was looking at getting a Aqua One canister filter. The two things I was wondering is, does anyone know the difference between the Nautilus and Aquis filters and are they good and reliable? The specific one I'm...

Will changing the filter pad cause an ammonia spike or are most of the benefial bacteria in the c nodes (i have a fluval c3 filter), should i replace it or just rinse it out a bit in declorinated water?

Hello everyone,   I am in the process of upgrading my brackish tank.  I have an overstocked 55 gallon and am moving everyone up into a newly acquired 150 gallon.  I have cycled the 150 gallon with 10 assorted mollies and by seeding with gravel from the mature tank.  Ammonia and nitrite have been...

I have a 5 gallon tank. How often should I change my filter? I've heard you're suppose to do it every month but then I when I went to the LFS the guy there was telling me that it shouldn't be changed often and only when it looks grody (my word not his). So I was wondering what it is the right...

Hello,   This is not a cycling question, but just to let you know, I am new to fish keeping and am currently nearing the end of week 3 of my fishless cycle using ammonia, it’s going well so far, the ammonia has dropped from 3ppm to 0.25ppm and I have topped the ammonia level back up to 3ppm this...

Would it be better to have a filter with 750l/h with uv or 1100l/h without UV ??? Thanks

Hi, I have a Classica Paradom 60 tank and I've never replaced the filter media but it's starting to fall apart. The tank is fully cycled and established. I don't know what type of filter I need. It is a freshwater tropical tank and I believe it came with a fine white polyester sponge filter, but...

Hi, I've got this ICA Biopower filter that came with my 18 gallon tank and it is a good filter, has got a good flow and all but it is quite noisy. I keep the tank in my room so I would like to know if it is possible to turn off the filter for the night because of the noise. Would it be harmful...

Hi!   I have a question about filters. I'm running two filters on my 65g tank.. I have a Fluval 305 canister filter and it's great. I also have an HOB Aqueon Quietflow filter... However I re-set up the tank and I put on a foam 3d background - I didn't cut enough of it away so when I reattached...

Hey, I've had a fish in a bowl for a year or so. Male betta, hardy little bastard. About a month ago I set up at 25gal tank and he's been doing pretty good with the cycle. I'm to the point where I'm waiting for the bacteria that breaks down nitrites to do its job, but its taking a bit longer...

I have a 2 10gallon tanks each have 3 filters on them a aquaclear20 a whisper10 and a sponge filter for up to 25g. My question is are all my filters actually helping my tank adequately or is it just overkill and 3 would be as good as just one sponge filter? My tanks are all well planted as well...

Hi Paul, the flow would depend on what fish you are going to stock, some like it fast moving while some like a gentle flow My inlet is about 2inches from the bottom of my tank & my out let is at the opposite end of the tank approx an inch below the surface

Hi,   I'd like to start off by saying that I don't know if this is the best place to ask this, but I didn't see anywhere else that specialized in equipment issues. Mods, feel free to move this to wherever it needs to be.   Anyway, I'd also like to say that I'm also not a beginner.   I woke up...

Hi I need to upgrade my filter, I  have an 8 gall tank and would love one of the hang on filters. My question how many LPH do I need? I have found one which is 400 L/H is that enough? or too much?

Afternoon all!   Just a quick bit of advice seeking here...   I have just ordered the All Pond Solutions 1000EF* for my 200L tank. Im currently using an annoying Fluval 3+ internal filter. When installing the new fresh bacteria free filter, should I keep the current filter in there and run both...

I am currently cycling a 120 gallon aquarium that I hope will eventually house a planted community discus tank.  My desires is to have 5 or 6 discus, clown loaches and cardinal tetras.  I have an eheim 228 that has a rated flow rate of 275 gallons per hour.  I like the eheim because it is silent...

Im just posting to ask the benefits of a hma filter, also I am a bit dubious as the water would come out of the tap at a temp different to the tank so wouldnt this be harmful running directly to the tank through a hma filter ?