Filter To Be Used?

[dipudivakar]

right now my tank has the capacity of almost 400 liter water(almost 105 gallons). my local store owner gave me a powerful filter. i am afraid whether that will cause some trouble to my fish.
details of the filter:
name: Atlas (2000F)
model: AT2000F
volts: 220v/240v 50hz
power consumption: 22W
max flow: 1500L/hour
height: 170 cm

cananyone please tell me whether i purchased a wrong filter.
also please tel me whether any adverse effect on fishes.
right now i hav only karp fish. iam plannig to buy some gold fishes also..can i do so?
thanx in advance

 

[waterdrop]

I am not familiar with that particular filter but maybe others can help. The 1500L/H flow rate looks like it would give you a little over 3x turnover rate (the number of times the tank volume is run through the filter per hour) which is not actually as high as the 4 or 5x we'd usually recommend, although there's no reason to necessarily find this is a problem without first just keeping an eye on stats. If the force of the return water is bothering you then you may just need to adjust the direction (more across the surface is a good idea) or see whether some "spraybar" apparatus could be installed on it.

I'm used to thinking of most Carp as pond fish that will grow too big for indoor aquariums. You might want to keep an eye out for people experienced with this who could help you decide about that. Goldfish also grow big but without the carp you'd have enough room. Plain goldfish need 30G for the first one and 10G for each additional one. Fancy (three-finned tail) only need 20G for the first, but 10G for each additional. Because goldfish are vegetarians, their waste output is more significant than most tropicals, so you have to keep up with the weekly maintenance in a regular way.

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[dipudivakar]

I am not familiar with that particular filter but maybe others can help. The 1500L/H flow rate looks like it would give you a little over 3x turnover rate (the number of times the tank volume is run through the filter per hour) which is not actually as high as the 4 or 5x we'd usually recommend, although there's no reason to necessarily find this is a problem without first just keeping an eye on stats. If the force of the return water is bothering you then you may just need to adjust the direction (more across the surface is a good idea) or see whether some "spraybar" apparatus could be installed on it.

I'm used to thinking of most Carp as pond fish that will grow too big for indoor aquariums. You might want to keep an eye out for people experienced with this who could help you decide about that. Goldfish also grow big but without the carp you'd have enough room. Plain goldfish need 30G for the first one and 10G for each additional one. Fancy (three-finned tail) only need 20G for the first, but 10G for each additional. Because goldfish are vegetarians, their waste output is more significant than most tropicals, so you have to keep up with the weekly maintenance in a regular way.

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thank u boss..i worried with the flow.when i switch on that filter all the fishes are hiding on the sides of the filter so that they are not hit by the water flown out.i dont know whether that is because i am using the filter for the first time and fishes are not used to it or because of the pressure of water flown out.
also please tell me how much time i should switch on this filter.whether i hav to use that 24x365 or..?

 

[waterdrop]

Yes, filters are always on unless you are cleaning them. WD

 

[raptorrex]

I am not familiar with that particular filter but maybe others can help. The 1500L/H flow rate looks like it would give you a little over 3x turnover rate (the number of times the tank volume is run through the filter per hour) which is not actually as high as the 4 or 5x we'd usually recommend, although there's no reason to necessarily find this is a problem without first just keeping an eye on stats. If the force of the return water is bothering you then you may just need to adjust the direction (more across the surface is a good idea) or see whether some "spraybar" apparatus could be installed on it.

I'm used to thinking of most Carp as pond fish that will grow too big for indoor aquariums. You might want to keep an eye out for people experienced with this who could help you decide about that. Goldfish also grow big but without the carp you'd have enough room. Plain goldfish need 30G for the first one and 10G for each additional one. Fancy (three-finned tail) only need 20G for the first, but 10G for each additional. Because goldfish are vegetarians, their waste output is more significant than most tropicals, so you have to keep up with the weekly maintenance in a regular way.

~~waterdrop~~

good comments here. though OM47 will be here soon to tell us we are wrong on flow!

only problem i see it the filter will flow a lot less than 1500lph. probably around 700-750lph, if you are very lucky. I have no, personal. experience of this filter. but , as an internal, it has very small filter area.
I do not wish to upset anyone with this filter. but if i were the OP, i'd be looking for a much better filter for that size tank. this one, is not up to that job.