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Post by ickyfishywishy on Jun 13, 2005 18:39:01 GMT -5
hey all,,,, after posting that thread about filters and i went crazy looking for filters of every kind... i think my tank is best with a canister filter which i found to be a bit more profesional than other filters... is that true? and i dont understand the concept of a canister filter and im affradi to get into something that i dont understand... since im gona clean and evrything .... so can any one please give me a quick run down on how it works? what to clean in it? how often? and HOW to clean it... if photos can be provided that would be great  thanx all CIAO! |
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Post by amanichen on Jun 13, 2005 19:13:45 GMT -5
Canister filters work the same way as any power filter does...pass water through a mechanical medium, then through media with lots of surface area (for bacteria), and then through a chemical stage or a second, finer mechanical stage.
Mechanical media on filters should be cleaned fairly often, and doing this is especially important for canister filters. Clogged media results in a pressure drop, and combined with the fact that most canister filters have to lift a water column that's a few feet high, clogged mechanical media can cause a large drop in performance.
High quality canister filters are in between a hang on back filter and a true sump filtration setup. They're good in some respects (portability, compactness, don't have to drill your tank, high flow rate, etc.) but require more attention than a HOB filter.
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Post by ickyfishywishy on Jun 13, 2005 20:02:54 GMT -5
oh wow thanx! every site i went to said the opposite  of coarse they do they wana sell well.... u remember my filter brian? o posted a drawing of it a while back? a overflow one.... anyways... comparing that to a canister filter... whcih is better? cuz a hang on the back filter for my tank isnt available... the size and flow rate i need to get 3 maybe :S the ones they sell here r for small tanks.... and im not so profesional into the drilling and stuff like that  my mom wont let me in the 1st place ... so what do u think? if mine is good then ill just have to get a stronger power head and im ok... if not iv seen many huge canister filters around for tanks even larger than mine...... thanx again bri! |
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Post by amanichen on Jun 15, 2005 19:59:19 GMT -5
I remember it...do you still have the picture?
So what size tank are you using this on?
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Post by ickyfishywishy on Jun 16, 2005 19:57:47 GMT -5
hmmm.... ok... the overhead filter has 4 thin sponges, each r maybe about 15-18 CM long... maybe 9CM wide and only 1 CM thik... hmm... the power head is weak im sure of that! and all other power head dont fit the tube that leads to the spraybar that sprays into the compartment that has the sponges... the tank is 320Liters which is i think 85galons... and unfortunatly the only canister filters i found here are for 300Liter aquariums... and the better one (EHIME) is for 230liter aquariums... so im kinda in a twist... i could get a better power head and redo the whole filter area to fit that particular powerhead... but do u see that my filter (the way i explained) is enough for so much water? i will get some photos tomorow morning hopefully and post small ones here thanks for ur help on this bri! |
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Post by ickyfishywishy on Jun 17, 2005 7:26:52 GMT -5
 sorry i couldnt get a picture hope this is understandable |
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Post by ickyfishywishy on Jun 17, 2005 7:28:04 GMT -5
sorry about the humongus drawing :S just so u can see what red line goes where :S lol ill make it smaller hehe
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Post by amanichen on Jun 24, 2005 18:30:17 GMT -5
Alright, let me see if I understand this...you're going to get a canister for your 82 gallon instead of using the thing you drew a picture of?
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Post by ickyfishywishy on Jun 25, 2005 12:11:57 GMT -5
looool yes i am ..... well i did find another reason im going for canister filter.... the filter that im using NOW is reeealy hard to clean.... and i know the pic is realy bad and i dont know if u got the concept of it :S but i think i am going for the canister filter i found one that is good and for 100 galon aquariums |
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Post by amanichen on Jun 25, 2005 12:26:01 GMT -5
looool yes i am ..... well i did find another reason im going for canister filter.... the filter that im using NOW is reeealy hard to clean.... and i know the pic is realy bad and i dont know if u got the concept of it :S but i think i am going for the canister filter i found one that is good and for 100 galon aquariums Ok. And remember, you can always run two smaller filters instead of one large one. Cleaning will have less of an impact then =) Is your new filter an Eheim? Those have a good reputation. |
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Post by ickyfishywishy on Jun 25, 2005 16:51:01 GMT -5
no i couldnt get that one its kinda expensive for a filter that wont do the cleaning my tank needs  and the store dosnt have the spare parts for it!! so im going with a DOLPHIN its a japanese company but the store had spare parts and a good guarantee on it so.... and its for 100G tanks .... hope its good |
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Post by amanichen on Jun 30, 2005 19:21:26 GMT -5
no i couldnt get that one its kinda expensive for a filter that wont do the cleaning my tank needs and the store dosnt have the spare parts for it!! so im going with a DOLPHIN its a japanese company but the store had spare parts and a good guarantee on it so.... and its for 100G tanks .... hope its good I hope everything works out...let me know how it goes =) |
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thanx all CIAO!
of coarse they do they wana sell 
my mom wont let me in the 1st place 
and the store dosnt have the spare parts for it!! so im going with a DOLPHIN its a japanese company but the store had spare parts and a good guarantee on it so.... and its for 100G tanks .... hope its good