filters that people use.

Subject: filters that people use. Tue Mar 23, 2010 9:31 pm

HI ALL JUST WANTED TO KNOW WHAT KIND OF FILTERS PEOPLE USE IN THEIR PLECO SET UPS.

Subject: Re: filters that people use. Tue Mar 23, 2010 9:35 pm

Internal power heads in every tank + air powered sponge filters(2 in the pepp tank) and run a 1000ltr
external cannister on my 5ftr.
cheers

J

Subject: Re: filters that people use. Tue Mar 23, 2010 11:54 pm

ehiem pickups and double algard sponge fillters
treid these HueyHung fillters but found them to be too noisey preffer the the sponge fillters that run off air stones.

Subject: Re: filters that people use. Wed Mar 24, 2010 3:41 pm

Ehiem externals in all my tanks and a spnge filter incase i need to use the Fry trap Smile

Subject: Re: filters that people use. Sat Sep 18, 2010 1:54 pm

I got a Fluval U3, it's a new design (from them) that allows the filter to be place horizontal into the tank, it also has 3 settings for jet flow, top (with possible venturi attached), middle which is from top to bottom (In between the top and bottom jets) which jets water like a fountain rather than a flow, bottom, same as top but without venturi.
I have horizintal in tank for maximum filteration on the middle setting, it's a steady current at the bottom and not too fast in the middle or top of the tank for the other fish. The filter also has three cansiters.. Here's a link to a vid (if your interested) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZbA6h1cCSI

Subject: Re: filters that people use. Sun Sep 19, 2010 1:46 pm

deano wrote:: ehiem pickups and double algard sponge fillters
treid these HueyHung fillters but found them to be too noisey preffer the the sponge fillters that run off air stones.

Deano, when you say 'sponge filter' do you mean like a corner filter (small plastic clear box with filter wool in it) that runs off an air line?

Subject: Re: filters that people use. Mon Sep 20, 2010 12:34 am

similar idea but sligtly different design. Sponge filters use the air-lift principal as well but instead of drawning the water through the courner unit, they draw it though a sponge.

http://www.aquariumproducts.com.au/catalogue_products.php?prodID=2925&catID=29

Subject: Re: filters that people use. Mon Sep 20, 2010 6:55 am

Doug wrote:: similar idea but sligtly different design. Sponge filters use the air-lift principal as well but instead of drawning the water through the courner unit, they draw it though a sponge.

http://www.aquariumproducts.com.au/catalogue_products.php?prodID=2925&catID=29

Oh ok, Thanks for the link. Yes it's similar I guess, never seen those before (or just never noticed)