4 replies to this topic

[Angelo]

i'll be moving my discus from a 3.5ft to a 4ft next week. the tank will have a ehiem pro 2226 canister filter and either a sponge filter or a aqua one 2000lph internal filter. which would be a better option? the canister and the sponge filter or the canister & aqua one internal filter? i know the more filteration the better, but i just wanted a second opinion.

stocking wise, they will be possibly 8 or 9 discus ( approx 5 - 8 cms ), 12 cardinal tetras, 5 black neons and 1 bristlenose

[golden_dase]

Sponge filter mate.. Reason being, Discus don't like alot of current, hence not ideal for a 2000Lph internal filter in their tank...

[Sazabi]

yeah, sponge filter.

I used to use a combination of a sponge filter/canister/hang on filters on my discus tanks

Of course I also had one of those nitrate reductors as well

[Angelo]

thanks guys, i was leaning towards the sponge filter aswell.

[Juls]

If you don't want the racket of a sponge filter then u could simply use a smaller power filter, or a second canister.

Reality is the extra sponge probably isn't neccessary.

Growing a few fast growing plants is probably a better filter by a long way than a simple sponge

Juls