Am I Filtering My Tank To Much ?

[mark34]

Hi

I have installed two filters in my 480lt tank

1 filter
http/cgi.ebay.co.uk/Aquarium-fish-tank-external-filter-1000L-H-Media-NEW-/310194936348?pt=UK_Pet_Supplies_Fish&hash=item48390f1a1c#ht_3682wt_905

Move the media from this filter to my new one below so replaces it with filter foam / coarse-black / medium-blue / fine-green



2filter
http/cgi.ebay.co.uk/Aquarium-fish-tank-external-filter-2000L-H-9WUV-Media-/400098641607?pt=UK_Pet_Supplies_Fish&hash=item5d27bcc6c7#ht_4101wt_905

so am now running both the above filter together in my tank Is this to much for my tank ?

please See my signature for photos of the tank

lost one of my Snakeskin Gourami god rest his sole died of old age so will be on the look out for one more soon very hard to find here in peterborough so if any one know of any going for sale please could thay let me know

 

[minnnt]

No such thing as too much filtration! Cleaner the better.

 

[tenohfive]

No such thing as too much filtration! Cleaner the better.

+1
The only thing you need to watch out for is that all the fish in the tank can cope with the flow rate - if some are struggling you can do things like aiming the filter outlets partially at the back wall or add a spray bar - this will reduce the full force of the flow. If they're happy and comfortable though leave them be, there is no such thing as 'overfiltered.'

ETA:

Actually, there is such a thing as overfiltered - I'd forgotten that too much flow can nullify the effect of CO2 on a planted tank.

 

[Carlovel1]

lost one of my Snakeskin Gourami god rest his sole died of old age so will be on the look out for one more soon very hard to find here in peterborough so if any one know of any going for sale please could thay let me know

Sorry for your loss. Snakeskins are great fish, aren't they? One of my favourite gouramis.


According to TFF, Maidenhead Aquatics @ Crowland have Snakeskins in.

 

[Gilli]

Have a look in your yellow pages and give the shops a call rather than trail around endlessly - you might even be able to order some in.

 

[mark34]

thank you love my Snakeskins just one day he went to the bottom of the tank and layed on his side and cure up and he was trying to right him self but no hope took he out to MED tank were he spent his last hours

but going to get the female some back up and my male thinks the only female left is faire game now dont think she can cope with him on her own cant bleave how luck i have been with them mating

so need to find a lage female for him

my plants have took off in a big way got to update some photos on here looking very good and found two plants my sliver dollars leave along

 

[riggs111]

sorry to jump in on this thread...tank looks amazing really like it!

tenohfive mentioned overfiltering can nulify the effect of c02 dose this count for liquid carbon??

adam