Calamardo Tentaculos
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Does anyone have any good filters to suggest for a nano tank of 30l? I am looking to upgrade from a sponge filter to increase my filtration capacity and would appreciate suggestions on what to go for.
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Filter recommendations for 30l tank.
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LightingBamboozled
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I'm a big fan of the Aqua One Maxi 101F in small tanks although the suction cups can occasionally be a little fiddly.
What dimensions is the tank?
What dimensions is the tank?
Calamardo Tentaculos
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Something like 40 x 25 x 30.
I reckon an external filter might be better instead of using tank space for a filter.
_Maq_
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Internal pump to make the water move. That's enough.
tam
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What sort of capacity do you want/need? For example, I like the aquael mini pat - which is a small powered sponge filter. I've doubled it's capacity by extending the tube and using a longer sponge. You can buy the parts pre-made here: Poret® Sponge Replacement for Aquael Pat Mini Filter 20cm - Envobee Shrimp
If you want to increase water volume, then external, but it's not going to be a big increase as the externals aimed at a 30l aren't that big. HOB filters would be another way to increase volumn, again, probably only 2l max but they'd give you the capacity to add other filter media if that's what you were looking for (I have have spare mini pat sponges in mine for transfering to new tanks).
If you want to increase water volume, then external, but it's not going to be a big increase as the externals aimed at a 30l aren't that big. HOB filters would be another way to increase volumn, again, probably only 2l max but they'd give you the capacity to add other filter media if that's what you were looking for (I have have spare mini pat sponges in mine for transfering to new tanks).
Calamardo Tentaculos
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For that price, wouldn't it be better to go for the Sicce Space EKO 100 instead?
High capacity to handle a higher stocking of fish and to handle at least two weeks without water changes as there are times when I will be away for about two weeks.
LightingBamboozled
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For small tank externals I like the Tetra EX500 plus. It's not got the best head height if the filter's going to be a long way under the tank but for most cabinets it's a banger.
FrozenShivers
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This is the real question, if you need a bigger filter for such a small tank, there could be issues with stocking choice.
OllieTY
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Agreed. How do you know your filter isn't enough already?
Hi all,
cheers Darrel
You could try a small HOB filter. @LondonDragon likes them.
I'm a sponge filter fan as well.
cheers Darrel
LightingBamboozled
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Are there times when you find your sponge filter is getting gunked up within two weeks? That would suggest very heavily stocked tank.
Calamardo Tentaculos
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No, I clean it once a month as a matter of schedule but it does not appear to be completely filled with gunk. Tank is about 60% planted.
5 pygmies, 2 guppies and 4 amanos so I do think its overstocked until I have the time and space to move the guppies to their own tank. However, I have lost two pygmies and am worried about the water quality.
Calamardo Tentaculos
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Personally I am dithering between the Oase Biostyle 75 and APS Hob-500. Not too keen on a canister now due to cost and complexity.
@LondonDragon I saw from a previous post that you have a Biostyle 75? How do you find it?
Hi all,
A lot of people find that they <"lose fish over time">. I've kept them <"for a while now"> and I think the <"secrets"> are small live food items, stable water conditions and <"a lot of cover">. I keep mine in ~90% rainwater and I probably wouldn't go smaller than a 2' (60 cm) tank for them in the long term.
cheers Darrel
Corydoras pygmaeus?
A lot of people find that they <"lose fish over time">. I've kept them <"for a while now"> and I think the <"secrets"> are small live food items, stable water conditions and <"a lot of cover">. I keep mine in ~90% rainwater and I probably wouldn't go smaller than a 2' (60 cm) tank for them in the long term.
cheers Darrel
Calamardo Tentaculos
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Yes! These adorable buggers keep dying on me. I use RO mixed with tap and have a heater, and they are still dying on me.
Not sure where I'm going wrong. What small live foods do you feed them with?
+1 for the mini pat .. I have two tanks in your kind of capacity (a 27L & a 35) and main filtration for both is a pat. In the smaller, primarily for shrimp, I put the output through a spray bar, in the larger I run one of the Marina Slim HOBs as a backup because it's a growout tank with heavy feeding, but it's probably belt and braces. Belt and braces on the shrimp tank is a small air-driven sponge. I just always like to have a spare sponge in my tanks with a good bacteria colony in case something else fails. Only downside for pats is the suction cups, fiddly and lose suction too quickly. Extending the tube is a great idea but space is too tight for me to do that.
