Undergravel Filter

[mistathao]

Alright. Is it not good for me to use a underground filter in a 1g? It came with the tanka nd I have about 3 of em...and a minibow 1 with a undergravel filter. Should I use it or no? and will it affect the behavior of the bettas if they cant blow bubble nests? Ive had one blow a bubble nest.

 

[wuvmybetta]

You can buy a gang valve and adjust the air flow so that it only trickles out air. Otherwise- no you don't have to use them, but they're not bad or anything.

 

[mistathao]

Thats what I did today. I got a couple of T Valves. They're cheap with no adjusters, but they let only a little air out. When I used my first undergravel filter (my minibow 1) it fizzed so much that it created a thick coat of bubbles at the top..not it doesn't do that! Awesome.

 

[KeddyPie]

Thats what I did today. I got a couple of T Valves. They're cheap with no adjusters, but they let only a little air out. When I used my first undergravel filter (my minibow 1) it fizzed so much that it created a thick coat of bubbles at the top..not it doesn't do that! Awesome.

As llong as it was the filter making the bubbles and not the betta Mine sometimes covored the entire top of their 5 gallons with bubbles

 

[mistathao]

It was the filter. The bubbles were way to big for the bettas to blow.

 

[riogal_11]

Most of my 1 gallons are aquaviews, and I left the UGF in all of them.... Just wasn't bothered by taking them out, b/c none of my boys seem to care either way, so that's just less stuff I have laying around... just waiting to be stepped on.... So if it seems to bother them maybe take it out, but if not it's totally fine to keep in....