Tank, Filter And Volume

blip · Jul 22, 2008

Hi everyone i am new here. Just wondered i have just bought a new (2nd hand) tank and i am confused on the volume of water i wondered if i gave hieght, width and depth somone could tell me how many litres it is. 61cm width x 30cm depth x 38cm height I worked it out to be around 40l is that right i am no good with calculations :blink:

Also got fluval 3plus and a fluval 2 filters are these suitable for this tank and i tried thhe 3plus and it kicks out the water fast.

She also gave me fluval clearmax but nowhere on it says it fits 3plus or fluval 2 pumps but she obviously used it as 2 sachets are used.

Sorry for all the Q's just want to get things right as this is a bigger tank than i previously had. :hey:

Tracey

ox5477 · Jul 22, 2008

70 liters or roughly 20G US... theres a button on the top right that says "Aquairum Calculator"..... just enter the dimensions of any tank in there and it will give you the colume and weight

Ox :good:

blip · Jul 22, 2008

Thanks i did not see that very useful thank you now to convert into uk litres

WOW 58l i guess i was way out on the 40 l DOH!

Thanks

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OldMan47 · Jul 22, 2008

Blip, the Fluval plus series come apart by removing a filter holder from the bottom. When the holder is out, it can be easily separated into 2 pieces. What comes with a new filter is a sort of a sponge thing that fits into each side of the holder and leaves a small space in the middle that is where the water leaves the filter part. The water flows from there up to the top where the impeller is. There is a lever on the side of the filter up near the impeller that can be used to adjust the flow that comes out. If your flow is too high, you can cut it about in half by moving that lever to one side. I forget which side but if it's running in the water it is real obvious which way cuts the flow.

blip · Jul 23, 2008

OldMan47 said:
Blip, the Fluval plus series come apart by removing a filter holder from the bottom. When the holder is out, it can be easily separated into 2 pieces. What comes with a new filter is a sort of a sponge thing that fits into each side of the holder and leaves a small space in the middle that is where the water leaves the filter part. The water flows from there up to the top where the impeller is. There is a lever on the side of the filter up near the impeller that can be used to adjust the flow that comes out. If your flow is too high, you can cut it about in half by moving that lever to one side. I forget which side but if it's running in the water it is real obvious which way cuts the flow.

Thank you

I have another big problem to. Well i have just fancy goldfish and i noticed a few days ago that one of mine fins where tatty but others where fine. I had recently bought an Oranda and i put the blame on the garden centre i bought it from as diff from my normal one. So rushed out bought treatment and treated the tank. I had noticed every morning that the fish would hide down the side of the filter and thought was weird. Well anyway got up this morning to give morning feed and it crept out from the side of the filter and all of a sudden the new fish and one of my other fish bullied it like crazy it was :sad:

to see so i have taken out the oranda and other fantail and it seems to be swimming around fine now poor thing. I thought it was fin rot but all the long i think it is just been bullied and nipped.

Well to the Q i was going to ask. Is there anyway to stop these 2 from bullying? as they are quite aggressive when i stood and watched. its a shame to lose the Oranda and the other fantail i do not understand why it seems to have paired up with the oranda anf decided to bully other fish together it was fine till the Oranda come along they had always lived together. But if there is no other way they have to go i guess which makes me a bit worried to buy anymore incase they start bullying to. Now my tank looks bare. -_-

Was there anything wrong with putting different ones like Fantail, Shubunkin, Blackmoore and others together as i thought goldfish where kinda lazy swim abouters and did not bully to much. BTW the tank is not overcrowded they have loads of space so the bullying could not be that.

Tracey