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Purigen will make your water super clear but its not necessary. Just run what you have and forget about it.

Stick with what you have and don't think about it. Ever again.

Aquamanta and jbl look exactly the same, probably are.

I'm surprised they like it They tend to hover like puffers and gourami/betta

If you do not increase light intensity you may be OK with the filter you have. The betta certainly would prefer zero flow.

Two filters should do it.

The slightly spherical shape of the bubble outlet creates a little bit of feedback, this slows down the jet of water.

I totally agree with you. mikes booktank journal is possibly the most valuable I have seen.

im vain! And crap. But mostly crap ;) if things progress past the ' 1-2 grow plonked in florabase stage' I'll sort a journal.

no chance of pictures - its a trial run ;) I think I got cascade. Now just need to fit inline diffuser

I just set up a cube, high tech, my first lily pipes. So want everything prim and proper . God I love lily pipes!

yep :) just bunged an order for it.

Couldn't sleep last night due to realisation that my drop checker is the largest thing ever created. It literally takes up all the space in my house. So, I saw a very cute ' hang on' drop checker, now I can't find it - any suggestions?

Ta da ! Now it feels much better. Twice as easy .

Got a bunch of spares, here goes nothing!

It snapped whilst Taps/ hose were off getting measured for lily pipes.. The head just won't fit without major hoo-ha

mine won't go down anyway!

Open taps before pulling the handle up?

The videos on YouTube highlight the problem. Their pump heads go on easy, mine needs brute strength to push into place. Maybe dipping the seal area in hot water will soften it up enough. Or new seal entirely

Ahh, at least someone can use the bloody things. I'll check out this youtube thing

That's it! Another snapped bit of plastic. second hand filter with no instructions on priming etc. Can someone explain how to close these filters without breaking the handle doo-dah? I hate these stupid, needlessly fiddly filters. I'm gonna punch myself in the face with rage. Good day.

that is part of the problem- i need the turn over because it is my hight tech tank. the flow is super fast due to the very short spray bar, so am hoping the 4 x length new spray bar across the length of the back glass will decrease velocity but deliver full length flow, distribution of co2 etc...

i ordered online, the extension sets from eheim. found fluval spray bar at local maidenhead but think it was wrong diameter.

ah yes. was looking online last night. eheim do extension kits, 2x10 cm lengths for 4 pounds. i need 80 cm extension, so i will do that. just to keep the whole thing uniform. and also the eheim spraybar i have is new and dont' want to waste it. cheers.

hey everyone, i really have to decrease water velocity from my standard spraybar- my boraras simply will not venture out- they get blasted by the flow. so was hoping to hear if there are any off the shelf, cheap extensions i can buy that are compatible. basically i need to run the spray bar the...

do you have any fish ? If not, what is supplying the filter with ammonia?

for a hob filter look at all pond solutions. cheap and functional.

i have read other peoples blogs. people like em' cheap but effective.

bypass is sometimes an issue with cheap filters. Not heard it about eheim though. Even with partial media. Possible though.

do not change any sponges until they start falling apart- this could take many years. buy the cheapest white pads you can find, cutting to shape is fine.

FLANDERS PIGEON MURDERER!!!! :lol:

19 litre bucket eh? Hmmm.... Gonna be a squeeze. I can only just fit my 1100 lpf filter in my cab. Vision 260.

remember- never poo poo a poo poo.

i will not allow this course of action!

he ALREADY HAS plenty of foams in the jewel.

hey, i just cut my sponges up. using those sharp things.... hmmmm. let me see... SCISSORS! any shape you like. i did it, get rid of the ugly box in the corner of the tank! :thumbup:

just put all the media from the jewel filter into the eheim, and throw the jewel. running two filters just results in dividing your good bacteria.

why will you run both for 3 months?

exactly. i removed 2 massive home grown echinodorus and instantly my flow increased to more than i need.

perfect! evocative .

decisions decisions! big fish or small?

you could keep th filter running in a bucket. Feed it ammonia. And be fully ready for the new scape- just replace some with the matrix when you are ready

i guess if you can only use internal then the choice is pretty limited. Go big

how big is your tank?

i am not impressed with my u2. Low flow. Get bigger than you think you need.

am sure the small eheim is for nano tanks.... My nano Koralia is 900 lph, even that is way too much for your shrimpies!

hang on filters are not great at producing flow.... Maybe look at the tiny eheim external ?

have you tried experimenting with your spraybar set up? Maybe a tweak will overcome your flow issues?

with two filters you can use one for co2 diffusion and the other carrying out the biological filtration. That is what i do- spray bars are a great way to get good flow around the tank. As for media- purigen is a must . I was shocked by how invisible it made my water. Some nice porous ceramics...

reckon the nano koralia 's would be ideal for you, adjustable flow and quite small.

what is wrong with a large external? Small or large you will have the same issues in the end. A large filter will increase the between- cleaning times

removing that filter is the best thing i have done to my 260. I went with 2 smaller eheims for my very small fish. I would suggest you get the best filter you can. A big eheim is good. The 2080.

my filter is just sponge with a bag or two of purigen. I clean only half of my sponges at a time- and only when flow is visibly reduced.

could you not angle the outlet diagonal downwards? That should keep all the water moving.

the heater instructions say that gas in the heater can cause issues....

yeah. Think the big jbl is the way to go. Nice filters.

get the filter. That is always going to help you might not need the powerhead once you have the filter going :)

sounds good. What is the issue with your tank?

sorry. I cannot access that link. I used a 900 l nano powerhead. They work well at moving water in a calm manner. If you have dirt settling in your tank you probably need the filter. Although a powerhead can increase flow to help move any dirt to the filter intake.

you can get 900 litre per hour powerheads for less than 20 for a good brand. They will up your tank flow but of course, will not provide filtration.

depends on what you want the filter to do. If it is just to increase bio filtration then yes. If you desire greater water circulation to catch suspended matter then get as big a filter as you can. How about powerheads?

all pond solutions also have an ebay shop. Please be aware that identical filters are being sold on ebay for a a much higher price.

stick the big eheim ecco pro on your tank. I have two on my 260 litre. Very quiet and cheap to run. Very cheap on ebay too. I saved well over 150 pounds buying pre used.

even if you could reduce down to 17 mm the flow would be fudged. Ebay clear acrylic tube is your best bet.

purigen adsorbs nitrogenous compounds and can be recharged in a bleach solution. so should last for ten recharges . how long between recharges depends on your tank conditions.

and do not replace any sponge until it falls apart! And when the time does come years from now only replace a small portion at a time.

anyone have experience with these filters? Thinking about the largest one in the range. Any good or bad points ?

those fluval internals are seriously impotent. My u2 is a joke.

does it still have the jewel internal?

i am currently ripping out my jewel filter, just got an eheim 2036 off ebay ( 750 litre per hour) for the bio filtration. next i will get another large filter to handle water column debris. i would say you need 2 big filters for the 260. or one very large one.