jameson_uk
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I bought an Oase Filtosmart 60 a while ago to experiment with in my betta tank using a spin pipe.
I have finally come around to setting it up and wondered what to do about media.
The pump is on the outlet which has a little pipe that sits inside a sponge and goes in one compartment whilst the other (on the inlet side) is meant to be filled with ceramic rings.
Seems odd to have the sponge after the media but as this is a betta tank it should be OK.
I am debating whether to fill the first compartment with sponge, ceramic rings or substrat pro from the main tank canister (or perhaps put a sponge on top of some of the bio media)
The filter is rated 300 lph so going in a 22l tank I am not too fussed (in fact I would probably prefer it) if the media slows the flow.
The tank isn't really heavily planted and there aren't really any fast growing plants (but there is a little frogbit) (https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/betta-get-sorted.57522/page-3#post-570784) but for a betta, nerite and amano they should provide enough biological filtration??
What would you put in the first compartment?
I have finally come around to setting it up and wondered what to do about media.
The pump is on the outlet which has a little pipe that sits inside a sponge and goes in one compartment whilst the other (on the inlet side) is meant to be filled with ceramic rings.
Seems odd to have the sponge after the media but as this is a betta tank it should be OK.
I am debating whether to fill the first compartment with sponge, ceramic rings or substrat pro from the main tank canister (or perhaps put a sponge on top of some of the bio media)
The filter is rated 300 lph so going in a 22l tank I am not too fussed (in fact I would probably prefer it) if the media slows the flow.
The tank isn't really heavily planted and there aren't really any fast growing plants (but there is a little frogbit) (https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/betta-get-sorted.57522/page-3#post-570784) but for a betta, nerite and amano they should provide enough biological filtration??
What would you put in the first compartment?
