Small tank big filter

[malik uddin]

Just a thought I got a 45cm 45l tank. Do you think its mental if I get the oase biomaster 250. Just because I want the external heating and easy maintenance over something like a filtosmart. I was also looking at the tidal 55 as it also looks like easy maintenance

 

[Tim1343]

Not crazy, I’m 60 litres with the 350. Definitely a good plan in my opinion.

 

[Calamardo Tentaculos]

Not crazy, I’m 60 litres with the 350. Definitely a good plan in my opinion.

How do you avoid turning your tank into a whirlpool?

 

[Tim1343]

It doesn’t, the flow isn’t anything like you’d imagine.

 

[Bradders]

Oase simply don’t focus on turnover in their designs. A 250 will get (assuming average head height of the unit to water surface) a maximum of 600 litres and hour. You can shut off one of the valves to get that to around 300 litres per hour. Worst comes to worse, then baffling the output has worked for me.

 

[si walker]

I agree.
I have an Oase 100 thermo on a 35 ltr. I would happily go much larger. Previously I used a massive Aqua One external on a 35ltr and was brilliant. I just see it as an increase in Media rather than Turnover.

 

[Bradders]

Now ….. if you were to put a Fluval FX6 on that tank, I might then recommend a rethink.

 

[malik uddin]

i wish i had a tank big enough a use a fx6,but i am glad you guys think a biomaster 250 is a good shout. i bought a used tidal 55 for £25 so will give that a go first, but may still get the biomaster as i am setting up a 60cm tank next and as you guys have experience of this i could always use it on the 60cm