Filters

[smithyif]

hello all just wondering what is the best way to add/ start using my new external filter , i have a 35 litre fry tank and ATM have a very tiny internal filter and wanted to add the new external filter but how would you do it ??? Cheers guys

 

[Livewire88]

What External filter do you have?

 

[smithyif]

What External filter do you have?

external filter is a JBL CristalProfi e700 , came as a gift from magazine ,

 

[Livewire88]

Nice filter, I got the same one free with the same magazine

To be honest I think it will be overkill for a 35litre fry tank, the fry will more than likely get sucked up into the pick up pipe. If it is only going to be used for a fry tank the small filter you are using at the moment should work just fine

Why not use the e700 on a different tank? or if you dont need to? make your money back on the magazine subscription by selling the filter

 

[smithyif]

both my other tanks have fluval 205s running them

 

[Livewire88]

Cool, I just think your poor fry would not have any where to hide from the suction caused by the filter.

Give it a go, you never know if you do just remove all the media from your small filter and put it into the e700, fit it to your tank and away you go..

 

[smithyif]

do you think it would be worth wrapping sponge (from a filter around the intake pipe ?

 

[Livewire88]

You can do but I would think the fry would just get sucked against the sponge and not be able to get away!

I may be wrong but 35L is a small tank for an external filter IMO.

 

[bodge99]

Hello all.

I use these: http/www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EHEIM-EXTERNAL-CANISTER-FISH-TANK-PRE-FILTER-4004320-EASYCLICK-INTAKE-TRAPS-DIRT-/200654961483?pt=UK_Pet_Supplies_Fish&hash=item2eb7f7bb4b

on all of my tanks... and I haven't got any Eheim external filters...

Tip. You can remove the bottom part of the lower casing (carefully!) and join the two filters together, making a 4 (or 6 etc.) section filter.

I haven't lost a single fry to the external filter for years now.

Bodge99

 

[Peter C]

Which mag is it?

 

[smithyif]

but would you use an external filter on a 35litre tank

Hello all.

I use these: http/www.ebay.co.u...=item2eb7f7bb4b

on all of my tanks... and I haven't got any Eheim external filters...

Tip. You can remove the bottom part of the lower casing (carefully!) and join the two filters together, making a 4 (or 6 etc.) section filter.

I haven't lost a single fry to the external filter for years now.

Bodge99

 

[bodge99]

Smithyif:

Normally I would say no... however, I'm a molly man. As you will be aware, mollys are prolific breeders. I've got a few smaller tanks which sometimes end up with very large stocking levels. In these circumstances, "over" filtration combined with very regular water changes are required to keep everything healthy.

It all depends on what you want to do. You'll be fine with a decent internal filter coupled with normal stocking levels.

If you have concerns with fry survival, then I'd either go external with a prefilter or investigate something like this: http/www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hot-New-Aquarium-Biochemical-Sponge-Filter-Fish-Tank-Air-Pump-With-Suction-Cup-/280848626138?pt=UK_Pet_Supplies_Fish&hash=item4163e1f1da

I use one of these on a hospital tank (with a very small powerhead attached to the top. Something like this: http/www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aquarium-Powerhead-water-pump-800lph-/261012231957?pt=UK_Pet_Supplies_Fish&hash=item3cc58a9715 .) If you decide to do it this way, then don't forget to seal off the air connection in the base. I use a small amount of aquarium grade silicon sealant to block the hole.

TIP: I use one of the sponges with its associated single pipe (the one that goes inside the sponge). This is a good fit into the hose that I use for water changes. I can then change water with no risk whatsoever to any fish or fry.

Hope this helps..

Bodge99.

 

[zain611]

I got 5 guppy fry in a bowl which im keeping near the radiator and window sil so they can get light for their spine and heat from the radiator Ive seen a small box filter which i may get as fry need clean water. For your filter i might say to add some bacteria from a bottle like API stress zyme to start it off but ive never had an external filter so it might have a different role to an internal filter