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Kellyjhw Big Fish My bubble... Posts: 405 Kudos: 217 Votes: 471 Registered: 22-Nov-2008 | Can you run a small pond filter and pump, at 250 gph, in an indoor tank, say 75gal to 150gal? Or should I just wait years to save for the canister filters and tank? Just kicking around cheap ideas. TTFN --->Ta-Ta-For-Now Kelly ;o} |
Posted 28-Feb-2010 19:43 | |
brandeeno Mega Fish Posts: 929 Kudos: 636 Registered: 13-Sep-2007 | I think it would work, you might just have to divert the flow of the water with some hardscape but it should work... is it an external or internal filter... i think most people stray away from using the internals because its difficult to maintenance and they take up so much room, but I'd say keep it as large as possible if you are going to go that route and make sure you plan your scape around it as well as whatever you use to hide it that it can be easily moved (but not too easily of course). \\\\\\\"an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of the cure\\\\\\\" |
Posted 01-Mar-2010 03:46 | |
Kellyjhw Big Fish My bubble... Posts: 405 Kudos: 217 Votes: 471 Registered: 22-Nov-2008 | Thanks. I was looking on HD website and came across them. It's an internal pump and filter, sold separately, but it only adds up to less than $100. I've been looking at canisters and they usually start at $150-$200. My big fear is the flow rate being too much, and the tank ends up looking like the inside of a washing machine. TTFN --->Ta-Ta-For-Now Kelly ;o} |
Posted 01-Mar-2010 13:43 | |
hca Fish Addict Posts: 783 Kudos: 434 Votes: 211 Registered: 06-Mar-2004 | Since your trying to save $$$, take a look here... http://www.kensfish.com/index.html It was recommend to me from another hobbyist, and I have recently been buying supplies and equipment threw them. Great service, very good prices, in my case about half of local retail and thats after shipping. |
Posted 01-Mar-2010 14:50 | |
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003 | What are you running on the tank now? or is this planning on an upgrade? Filters heat up, and you may find that it overheats the tank, of course you may also find you won't need as large of a heater! Internal filters will take up some of the room, so you'll have to take that into account when you are stocking the tank. Also, IMO it will depend on the type of fish you're stocking in the tank. Small bodied fish wont need or want as strong of a current from the filter. The filter won't need to work as hard to pick up the debris, and combined with frequent cleanings that we do anyway you may not need as much gph. Of course if you're stocking with large heavy bodied fish that pump the waste through and leave a lot of debris thats something totally different. Flow rates can be diverted using hardscape elements like brandeeno said. Have a rock feature in front of the outflow, make sure there are plenty of hiding spaces, that sort of thing. The Eheim Ecco range is actually really economical ba<sed on who makes them and what they are. Big als has them for pretty cheap. I think I was able to get the second smallest after a bit of saving. Of course it also depends on if you need money for lights. Keeping the tank well planted would help reduce how much filtration the tank needs. ^_^ |
Posted 01-Mar-2010 20:49 | |
lowlight Enthusiast Posts: 166 Kudos: 94 Registered: 03-Apr-2005 | Babelfish has a good point about the filter heating up the tank. You could easily get two HOB filters to run on a 50-75 gal tank. AC makes a really good HOB and two would still cost less than a cannister. I personally would not put an internal pond filter in my tank. If money is an issue then I would just wait and save up so you can set it up correctly, it might cost you more to experiment. |
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