Bought A Used Fluval 204

[This Old Spouse]

Paid $20 for a barely used Fluval 204, has everything but the media in the baskets. I pulled up the owner's manual online, but it suggests things like carbon and ammonia lock for the media baskets!

On one side are the sponges that the previous owner thankfully left behind, but the baskets on the other side are empty. I have ceramic noodles from a HOB filter that I plan to use, but what about the other baskets, and in what order?

 

[nurglespuss]

Bioballs in the bottom, then ceramic, then either more ceramic or very coarse sponge.

 

[This Old Spouse]

what about floss/polishing sponge?

 

[nurglespuss]

what about floss/polishing sponge?

Quite right, I have these in my JBL's but, in my Fluvals at home, i don't and they don't seem to need them eeither...

But it all goes on experience I suppose!

 

[This Old Spouse]

Well, I was impressed by the amount of sponge acting as a sort of pre-filter, then there's room for 3 baskets of other media. I have ceramic media and I just ordered bio-balls and pond filter media (which I use in another filter) so maybe that will go in the top.

Will this be enough filter for my 29g? My Eheim ECCO 2234 is NOT enough filter for my 20g. Very disappointing.

 

[nurglespuss]

Sounds great