Are These Filters Good

[grimmy]

http/www.aquaticeco.com/index.cfm/fuseac...detail/iid/4970 if what kind of media doses it take

 

[littlest]

a short answer is no, they are no good, and they take whatever media you put in them.

I understand money is an issue but you won't be able to buy a decent filter for $2.

What size tank do you need a filter for?

 

[fry_lover]

alright Grimster

never heard of them, what are they? Yank Filters?

I jest peeps, no offence

EDIT: shall i leave the Yank comment in or out? its just a joke, i know the Grimster, but others might be p*ssed off?

 

[-SPB-]

Its a small filter for a small tank. You put some floss in it and connect your air line to it. There you go, you have a filter. But it is for a very small tank, and to be honest would not really do much for anything more than a hospital tank, if that.

Edit Maybe not that small a tank, reading the info again, but i'd say all in all a load of rubbish!!!!!!!!!!!!1

 

[grimmy]

even i heard there good

 

[fry_lover]

basically then more suitable for a Betta "tank" perhaps, i hope this isnt for your 46 Gallon Grimster or you need about 80 of them

 

[grimmy]

ok bout thiss one http/www.petsolutions.com/default.aspx?I...10&SID=SPCM

 

[-SPB-]

basically then more suitable for a Betta "tank" perhaps, i hope this isnt for your 46 Gallon Grimster or you need about 80 of them

ok bout thiss one http/www.petsolutions.com/default.aspx?I...10&SID=SPCM

Same thing!!!!

 

[grimmy]

but look at the gallon size thing

 

[fry_lover]

but look at the gallon size thing

it says 75 gallons yeh, but how many of them do you need LOL, i will look again in more detail

Whats your budget and what tank size we talking about and why dont you do ONE thread for this whole project Grimster!!!

 

[-SPB-]

Theres no way i'd put a filter in a 75 gallon tank that costs $4. It would probably get all blocked up very quickly and you probably wouldn't get the turnover of water you would need for a 75 gallon. Would probably do more harm to your fish than good.

 

[littlest]

That filter would not be able to handle a well-stocked 75 gallon.

If a filter says something like this "Great for breeding tanks, isolation/hospital tanks" that means it is not enough for a main tank.

 

[Tolak]

Box filters are good if you know how to use them. They are old school, but are a very flexable filter. The ones from Jehmco are a better filter, you will get more even water flow with a round design; http/www.jehmco.com/PRODUCTS_/FILTRATION...ox_filters.html

I'm running around 18 of the LJRBF's off of a central system in my fishroom. Load them with floss, and crank the air & they will filter as good as a hob, with easier maintenance & less power consumption if you have multiple tanks. Using sponge or plain gravel with less flow will give you a good bio filter. You can use carbon for chemical filtration, peat for dropping the pH, or generally whatever will fit in the filter.

I run one of these in a 20 or 29, along with a sponge filter. 55's get a pair of each, 150's get 3 of each. Don't skimp on the air pump if you want to use them for mechanical filtration, eyeball the media they can hold for an idea as to what they will do as far as bio filtration. Compare the capacity to a hob.

I pulled a bunch of hob filters out of my setup a while back to run everything off of air. If the hob's worked better I would still be running them. The sponge/box combo filters better, using less total watts.

 

[grimmy]

well i was thinken about my ten gallon powerfilter combined with that corner filter or sponge filter

 

[Tolak]

Well, it depends what your power filter is, what your stocking is, and what you are looking to accomplish.