Would a duel sponge filter like the below be sufficient for a 64 litre fish tank?
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For sure, it's a great filter for a 20 gallon tankWould a duel sponge filter like the below be sufficient for a 64 litre fish tank?
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Love that tank ByronI have one of those exact same filters in each of my 20g, 29g, and 40g tanks. All of these have fairly quiet fish (not active swimmers) and this is the best filter bar none for such set-ups. It keeps the water crystal clear, and provides minimal water current, though this is more than one might think if you test it. But it is ideal for smallish fish that do not require strong currents.
Photo below is the 40g and you can just make out the dual sponge in the right rear corner behind a stump of wood.
Love that tank Byron
I have one along side an internal filter in my 29 gallon and i use this to take out to put in my quarantine tank if needed. Ive purchased a second one to replace this so i can put the cycled sponge filter in the new tank.
For my future reference
You mentioned youve run sponge filters upto your 40g tank but had fairly quiet none active fish. Would you say i could run my 29g with the duel sponge filter along with the following stocking
6 zebra danios 6 cherry barbs 6 cardinal tetra 6 cory 1bn pleco
Thinking my internal filters quite bulky and could make more space for my fish to swim around if i can run just the sponge.
New tank will be planted and lightly stocked. Most probably be a single male betta or a trio of honey gourami's. So i think just the sponge will be fine here.
I do 50 to 75% water changes weekly on all my tanks
I woould increase the cories though, here suggesting 8-9.
Thanks Byron, once my new sponge filter cycles i might make more room and take my internal filter out in that case.
Ive been debating this the last couple of weeks in upping my schools.
Not sure i have space to up all of them but would upping my corys be more beneficial to them than say upping the zebras or cherrys.
Yes. While there is no doubt that the larger the group the "better" the fish will be, health-wise, this is more applicable to cories than the other species. This is not to say they would not be better as well. There is nothing to prevent increasing all of them, frankly.