Filtration

[DD2510]

Hi,

i have recently setup my 1st tank and it has the standard juwel internal filter, would it be ok to add the Fluval 205 or 305 external filter to run along side the internal?

Cheers

 

[fatheadminnow]

It is fine but not needed.

-FHM

 

[DD2510]

ok cheers... just thought that abit more filtration would be better for the fish

 

[fatheadminnow]

Yup, a higher turn over rate created by the filters will keep debris in suspension longer, which makes debris more likely to get sucked up the filter.

-FHM

 

[mattlee]

Hi,

i have recently setup my 1st tank and it has the standard juwel internal filter, would it be ok to add the Fluval 205 or 305 external filter to run along side the internal?

Cheers

i wouldnt go with a fluval external if i were you, they get pretty bad write ups and break down easily. although other people will tell you they have had no probs..... go for an eheim , rena or tetratec
there is nothing wrong with increased filtration it will do no harm especially if you have quite a heavy stocking

 

[onebto]

Hi,

i have recently setup my 1st tank and it has the standard juwel internal filter, would it be ok to add the Fluval 205 or 305 external filter to run along side the internal?

Cheers

i wouldnt go with a fluval external if i were you, they get pretty bad write ups and break down easily. although other people will tell you they have had no probs..... go for an eheim , rena or tetratec

there is nothing wrong with increased filtration it will do no harm especially if you have quite a heavy stocking

Yes its true Fluvals do get bad write ups but so do other makes of canister filter.

For as many bad reports of Fluvals I have seen as many thumbs up for them

Fluvals are okay just as long as you maintain them correctly which is true of pretty much any canister filter good maintenace is vital

 

[DD2510]

some mixed reviews...

Would the tetratec ex700 be ok?

 

[OldMan47]

I have seen many good writeups on the Tetratech line of filters. I use mostly the Rena XP series filters as my externals. The Fluval 05 series have taken a very bad rap in many places but the more recent (FX5?) seems to be a consistent high performer for large tanks. The Eheim lines get varying reports depending on which product line you are looking at. Some seem to be far superior to others and the "classic" lines seem to get the highest ratings from people who actually use them.

 

[DD2510]

I have seen many good writeups on the Tetratech line of filters. I use mostly the Rena XP series filters as my externals. The Fluval 05 series have taken a very bad rap in many places but the more recent (FX5?) seems to be a consistent high performer for large tanks. The Eheim lines get varying reports depending on which product line you are looking at. Some seem to be far superior to others and the "classic" lines seem to get the highest ratings from people who actually use them.

ive been looking at the Rena XP2 filter.. think this will be my final choice, just gonna shop around to try and get a good deal on it

 

[DD2510]

after looking around ive decided on the TetraTec ex700, its within budget and it will be working alongside the juwel internal (600l/ph)...

now for another question! do you have to use the spray bar that you get with it? What other alternative is there for the water to flow back into the tank?

The lid is going to need some cutting to allow the filter to go onto the side as we have a background on so there would be nowhere for the spraybar to attatch.

cheers

 

[waterdrop]

There is no rule saying you can't devise anything you want for the return water! The most common two devices used (for cannister filter returns) are the spraybar (lots of very even surface movement to maximize O2 exchange) and the "fan-out" type of tip. A fan-out (may have other names) is just a flattened, widened end on the return pipe. A nice addition beyond a fan-out is a fan-out that has a joint so you can adjust the direction 3-dimensionally.

~~waterdrop~~

 

[OldMan47]

You use whatever return bar or diffuser suits you. Forget all the hype the manufacturers will give you about using only their own proprietary return devices. It is entirely up to you how you return the water to your tank. I personally like to use the "spray bars", the things with a bunch of small holes in them. It gives me a good dispersed return that does not set up locally high flow rates. Other arrangements typically mean locally high flows with the resulting impact on their surroundings.

 

[mattlee]

if the hood has a gap for the pipework then you can always fix the spraybar onto the side panel of glass as you have a background fitted. it will then flow the length of the tank instead of back to front...

 

[waterdrop]

Thats true, a fair number of members have reported they cut their spraybar shorter so that it would fit along the tank side rather than the back. WD