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[ozjayok]

what filters are you using? please share your experiances, what do you suggest?

for my 6x2x2

ive got a aqua one 1200, 1 internal eheim 2012 and another internal pond sponge filter pump thingy lol

looking to also add a eheim 2226? and also keep the rest running...too much?

[Hydonia]

There is no such things as too much!

I was using all Ehiem... a 2226, a 2026 and in internal that did a 6 foot tank as well.

[golden_dase]

Here's my list:

6ft : 2x AquaOne Aquis CF1200 Canisters
5ft : 1x Eheim 2215 / 1x Eheim 2217 Canisters
4ft : 1x Eheim 2217 / 1x Sponge
3ft : 1x Eheim 2217 / 1x Sponge
3ft : 1x AquaOne Aquis CF750 / 1x Top-Mount
2ft/1.5ft tanks: All Top-mount with sponges

All doing a great job at keeping the water clean! My tanks are spotless!

[(Anthony)]

In my shellie tanks i have Aqua One cf500
My up coming 6x2x2 i will have 2 cannisters havent got yet so dnt know what brand but they will be descent sized and also a internal for extra movement and oxygen,

[dazzabozza]

Gday

Check out this thread to get an idea of what brands are popular - http://www.perthcich...?showtopic=8690

Daz

[Jules]

Sump it!
4x2x18 = with 2 small saratoga jardinis = sump
3x2x2 = main reef tank = sump
18x18x18 = nano reef = aqua clear 70 hang on filter

[Cawdor]

6ft: Eheim 2080, Aqua One CF 2400, Eheim 2012, UV
6ft: Eheim 2228, 4 sponge filters, denitrator, UV
3ft: Eheim 2026
3ft: Eheim 2222
4ft: Eheim 2228
4ft: Aqua One CF 1200

[highlucks]

5 x 2 x 18= weipro 1200lph + eheim 2215
5 x 2 x 18= project pjf2000 + aquaone cf1200
4 x 18 x 18= fluval 303 + Sponge
4 x 18 x 18= no name canister.
30 x 12 x 15= fluval 202 + sponge
other thanks from 4' to 18" running on sponge, hob's or internals.

[ozjayok]

thanks for the replies so far guys...

i think this info is useful... it will give people an idea of whats available and how much filtration they should have ...etc

im still learning myself about filters and realising that the more the merrier your fish will be.

[ozjayok]

Gday

Check out this thread to get an idea of what brands are popular - http://www.perthcich...?showtopic=8690

Daz

this is what i was searching for! it didnt come up in my results!! thanks ***omg i need glasses***its been right in front of the whole time


with no name brands, has anyone got any good or bad stories to tell....im using an aqua one that ive had for a while and shes going great, very quiet, and eay to use...

has anyone converted a pond pump eg (Pressure Flo Pond Filter 2500L w/ UV fo) and used it for their aquarium? they seem to be a strong pump and theyre not too expensive!

[jslayz]

Hi here's my filter setup:

6 x 2 x 2.5 - Fluval FX5
8.3 x 2.2 x 2.5 - Eheim 2180

Please bear in mind I run very light stocking too.

J

[golden_dase]

has anyone converted a pond pump eg (Pressure Flo Pond Filter 2500L w/ UV fo) and used it for their aquarium? they seem to be a strong pump and theyre not too expensive!

I thought pond pumps are usually quite noisy... not so much when used outdoors, but indoors?

[tranced]

4x18x18 - eheim 2213 + eheim 2217

4x18x18 - fluval 404 + eheim 2215

40L fry tank - aquaclear mini

just one thing i recently learned about cannisters... the fluvals like almost 4 years old now. was working fine tho.

then i put it in my shed for a few months, with the lid open. i guess the hot/dry environment cooked the o ring that seals the damn thing... came in to see about 30L of water on the new carpet luckily i didnt go out or it would have been more like 230L.

now i store anything rubber in an airtight container, cool dry place ....

[Jezza]

6x2x2 planted: fluval fx5 and eheim 2028 pro2 thermo

4x2x2 malawi: fluval fx5

150L shrimp: eheim 2215

I thought pond pumps are usually quite noisy... not so much when used outdoors, but indoors?

yup - they are noisy - i got rid of mine...

[the pulpican man]

4ft, heto 1200lph and 1 internal sponge (approx. 1000lph)

2.5fter eheim 2211 and aquaone 800lph sponge.

keeps my water ace

[Craig3426]

6x2x2 - Krefft's Turtle Tank: 2x Eheim Pro3 2075, 1x Fluval 404, 1x Eheim Pick Up 2010. Turtles are very messy.
Aqua One AR620T - Rainbowfish Tank: In-Built 650 LP/h, Eheim Aqua Ball 2212
Aqua One AR980 - Mixed Tropical Tank: In-Built 950LP/h, Aqua One 104F
3 Foot - Cichlid Tank: Fluval 404

EDIT: PS My filtration set-ups feel so inadequate when I see the filter set-ups some of you guys are running.

[Neakit]

I thought pond pumps are usually quite noisy... not so much when used outdoors, but indoors?

If you spnd the right money and buy a decent brand they are silent. eg eheim, ocean runner, laguna, aqua bee etc.

[ozjayok]

i just got a eheim 2226 to go with my 6fter.

when i put it next to my aqua one aquis 1200 there is not much differrence in build. are the aqua ones from japan? definately a copy

at first with the eheim, i didnt like the tube connections and thought the ones on the aquis are much better.
the 2226 is quiet, just as quiet as the 1200. the size of the canister is almost the same.

maybe the motor is much more better with the eheim? only time will tell.

disappointed with how short the tubes are with the 2226 where as the ones on the 1200 are about a metre long

yeah i do not mind the aqua one brand

golden_dase are you happy with your aquis's?

thanks

4x18x18 - eheim 2213 + eheim 2217
just one thing i recently learned about cannisters... the fluvals like almost 4 years old now. was working fine tho.

then i put it in my shed for a few months, with the lid open. i guess the hot/dry environment cooked the o ring that seals the damn thing... came in to see about 30L of water on the new carpet luckily i didnt go out or it would have been more like 230L.

now i store anything rubber in an airtight container, cool dry place ....

yeah, hot sheds arent good for rubber! ive put plastic in the shed, come back a few weaks later went to pick it and well it pretty much turned to confetti!